Phrase guide

chimney sweep

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chimney sweeper, sweep-chimney

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skoorsteenveër — occupation
  • Belarusian: трубачыст (trubačyst) — occupation
  • Bulgarian: коминочистач (kominočistač) — occupation
  • Catalan: escura-xemeneies — occupation
  • Czech: kominík — occupation
  • Czech: kominice — occupation
  • Danish: skorstensfejer — occupation
  • Dutch: schoorsteenveger — occupation
  • Dutch: schoorsteenveegster — occupation
  • Esperanto: kamenpurigisto — occupation
  • Estonian: korstnapühkija — occupation
  • Faroese: skorsteinssópari — occupation
  • Finnish: nuohooja — occupation
  • Finnish: nokikolari — occupation
  • French: ramoneur — occupation
  • French: ramoneuse — occupation
  • German: Kaminkehrer — occupation
  • German: Kaminkehrerin — occupation
  • German: Rauchfangkehrer — occupation
  • German: Rauchfangkehrerin — occupation
  • German: Schornsteinfeger — occupation
  • German: Schornsteinfegerin — occupation
  • Greek: καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής (kapnodochokatharistís) — occupation
  • Hungarian: kéményseprő — occupation
  • Icelandic: sótari — occupation
  • Irish: glantóir simléar — occupation
  • Italian: spazzacamino — occupation
  • Italian: spazzacamina — occupation
  • Japanese: 煙突掃除夫 (entotsu sōjifu) — occupation
  • Korean: 굴뚝 청소부 (gulttuk cheongsobu) — occupation
  • Latin: caminarius — occupation
  • Latvian: skursteņslauķis — occupation
  • Macedonian: оџачар (odžačar) — occupation
  • Norman: ramonneux — occupation
  • Polish: kominiarz — occupation
  • Portuguese: limpador de chaminés — occupation
  • Portuguese: limpa-chaminés — occupation
  • Romanian: coșar — occupation
  • Romanian: hornar — occupation
  • Russian: трубочи́ст (trubočíst) — occupation
  • Skolt-Sami: truubšeǩ — occupation
  • Scottish Gaelic: gille-mùchain — occupation
  • Serbo-Croatian: димничар — occupation
  • Serbo-Croatian: димњачар — occupation
  • Serbo-Croatian: dimničar — occupation
  • Serbo-Croatian: dimnjačar — occupation
  • Slovak: kominár — occupation
  • Spanish: deshollinador — occupation
  • Spanish: limpiachimeneas — occupation
  • Spanish: deshollinadora — occupation
  • Swedish: sotare — occupation
  • Swedish: skorstensfejare — occupation
  • Swedish: sotarmurre — occupation
  • Turkish: ocakçı — occupation
  • Turkish: baca temizleyicisi — occupation
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوجاقجی (ocakcı) — occupation
  • Ukrainian: сажотру́с (sažotrús) — occupation
  • Volapük: cimiklinükan — occupation
  • Volapük: cimihiklinükan — occupation
  • Volapük: cimijiklinükan — occupation
  • Welsh: glanhäwr simneiau — occupation