Chimneysweeper (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who cleans soot from chimneys.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young boy was apprenticed to a local chimneysweeper to learn the trade of cleaning soot from chimneys.
- The soot-covered face of the chimneysweeper was a familiar sight in the industrial town.
- Before the invention of modern cleaning equipment, chimneysweepers had to climb inside chimneys to remove soot by hand.
- The old chimneysweeper had spent decades perfecting his craft, and his services were in high demand.
- As a child, the famous author Charles Dickens worked as a chimneysweeper for a short time before finding success as a writer.