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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIMNEY SWEEPER

chimney sweeper  [ˈtʃɪmnɪ ˈswiːpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIMNEY SWEEPER

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Chimney sweeper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHIMNEY SWEEPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chimney sweeper

Chimney sweep

A chimney sweep is a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys. The chimney uses the pressure difference caused by a hot column of gas to create a draught and draw air over the hot coals or wood enabling continued combustion. Chimneys may be straight or contain many changes of direction. During normal operation, a layer of creosote builds up on the inside of the chimney restricting the flow. The creosote can also catch fire, setting the chimney and the building alight. The chimney must be swept to remove the soot. This was done by the master sweep. In the United Kingdom, the master sweeps took apprentices, who were boys from the workhouse or bought them from their parents and trained them to climb chimneys. In the German States, master sweeps belonged to trade guilds and did not use climbing boys. In Italy, Belgium, and France climbing boys were used.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIMNEY SWEEPER


Arequipa
ˌærɪˈkiːpə
beekeeper
ˈbiːˌkiːpə
creeper
ˈkriːpə
doorkeeper
ˈdɔːˌkiːpə
gatekeeper
ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpə
goalkeeper
ˈɡəʊlˌkiːpə
housekeeper
ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə
keeper
ˈkiːpə
lipa
ˈliːpə
minesweeper
ˈmaɪnˌswiːpə
pipa
ˈpiːpə
reaper
ˈriːpə
shopkeeper
ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə
sleeper
ˈsliːpə
steeper
ˈstiːpə
sweeper
ˈswiːpə
tepa
ˈtiːpə
timekeeper
ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə
weeper
ˈwiːpə
zookeeper
ˈzuːˌkiːpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIMNEY SWEEPER

chimerid
chimerism
chimichanga
Chimkent
chimney
chimney board
chimney breast
chimney corner
chimney stack
chimney swallow
chimney sweep
chimney swift
chimney-climbing
chimneylike
chimneypiece
chimneypot
chimneypot hat
chimo
chimp
chimpanzee

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIMNEY SWEEPER

barkeeper
beeper
book-keeper
carpet-sweeper
cheeper
Culpeper
Freeper
gamekeeper
green keeper
greenskeeper
groundskeeper
innkeeper
lighthouse keeper
peeper
road sweeper
rough sleeper
storekeeper
street sweeper
Virginia creeper
wicketkeeper
zoo keeper

Synonyms and antonyms of chimney sweeper in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «chimney sweeper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIMNEY SWEEPER

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The translations of chimney sweeper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chimney sweeper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

烟囱清扫车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deshollinador
570 millions of speakers

English

chimney sweeper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिमनी सफाई कर्मचारी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مدخنة كاسحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Трубочист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chaminé vassoura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিমনি ঝাড়ুদার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ramoneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyapu cerobong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schornsteinfeger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

煙突掃除
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

굴뚝 스위퍼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cerobong asap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống khói quét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புகைபோக்கி சுப்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिमणी साफसफाईची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baca temizleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spazzacamino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kominiarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сажотрус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cosar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμινάδα σάρωθρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoorsteen sweeper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sotare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chimney sweeper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIMNEY SWEEPER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIMNEY SWEEPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chimney sweeper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIMNEY SWEEPER»

Discover the use of chimney sweeper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chimney sweeper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy - a classic crime novel by bestselling, prize-winning author Barbara Vine 'Gripping, almost impossible to put down' Guardian 'One of the most frightening novels I have ever read .
Barbara Vine, 2009
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William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s
Reading, for example, The Little Black Boy of Songs of Innocence alongside The Chimney Sweeper is an experience altogether different from reading The Little Black Boy on its own. Skin color and identity are treated similarly in both, though  ...
Saree Makdisi, 2007
3
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Chimney Sweepers Regulation. C/lief Rents (Ireland). Interpretation 3. In this Actof Ten"- The Term “ Sheriff” includes Stewart : . The Term “Chimney Sweeper” means a Person using the Trade or Business of a Chimney S weeper. 32:;32323; 4 ...
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The Jurist
ther as " The Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Acts, 1840 and 1864 ." 2. This act shall commence and take effect on the 1st November, 1864. 8. In this act — The term "sheriff" includes stcwart: Tiie term " chimney sweeper" means ...
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Chitty's Collection of Statutes [1225-1864] with Notes Thereon
2, Act shall commence and take effect on the first day of November, one thousand gzllillfiingzi eight hundred and sixty-four. 3, In this Act— InterpretaThe term “ sheriff" includes steward : 221,0' The term “ chimney sweeper" means a person ...
Great Britain, Edward Beavan, Joseph Chitty, 1865
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Reports from Commissioners
I. No person shall be permitted to act as a chimney sweeper, within the limits of the city, unless such person shall have been licensed by or under the authority of the magistrates and council, either by holding a badge from them, or from a ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
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The Jurist Vol. X Part II
ther as “ The Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Acts, 1840 and 1864 .” 2. This act shall commence and take effect on the 1st November, 1864. 3. In this act— The term “sheriff” includes stewart: The term “ chimney sweeper" means ...
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The Justices' Manual. Tenth edition
EMPLOYING Cunnnnm-Any chimney sweeper employing any child under ten years of age to do or assist in doing any work or thing in the business of a chimney sweeper elsewhere than within the house or place of business of such chimney ...
Samuel Stone, 1867
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Child Labor: A World History Companion
Chimney Sweeping In Britain, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, an unusual form of child labor emerged—the child chimney sweeper. In the homes of the rich, the children of the poor, often as young as 6 or 7 years, would be sent  ...
Sandy Hobbs, Jim McKechnie, Michael Lavalette, 1999
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The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
A daughter setting out to write a biography of her author father uncovers deadly secrets in his past After celebrated author Gerald Candless dies of a heart attack, his daughter Sarah sets out to write his life story.
Ruth Rendell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIMNEY SWEEPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chimney sweeper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Focus on: West Burton Meadow nature reserve
The meadow provides good invertebrate habitat, supporting a large colony of chimney sweeper moths, as well as common blue butterfly and ... «Nottingham Post, Jun 15»
2
Child labour in Bangladesh
Third, poverty is one of the main reasons behind child labor in Bangladesh. Painter and mystic poet William Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper" is ... «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jun 15»
3
Darkly dreaming Ruth
(The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, 1998) — was born in 1953. The Rendells divorced in 1975 but reunited two years later. Don Rendell died of ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
4
Family fun on and off stage as young cast rehearses 'Mary Poppins'
The proper, yet quirky, nanny takes Jane and Michael on enchanting adventures along with chimney sweeper Bert (Riley Smith and Jordan ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Jun 15»
5
Stockton police: Suspect in deadly Subway shooting taken into …
ALI WAS A CHIMNEY SWEEPER AND. LODI, Calif. (KCRA) —The primary suspect in Tuesday night's robbery and deadly shooting at a ... «KCRA Sacramento, May 15»
6
Port Angeles man tells of combat experiences he can never forget in …
The symptoms grew so severe that Nutting was forced to retire from working as a chimney sweeper. He had founded Top Hat Chimney Sweep ... «Peninsula Daily, May 15»
7
Kelly Critic Review: 'Mary Poppins,' Elizabeth Forward High School
Bert (Tyler Prah), the chimney sweeper/man of all trades, flies through the air. It is so realistic and well played. I could see the audience also ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 15»
8
Alfonso Cuaron's 'A Little Princess' Turns 20 Years Old, But Will It …
They get their money back, adopt Becky, take over the boarding school, and live happily ever after in India while Miss Minchin becomes a chimney sweeper. «Bustle, May 15»
9
Baroness Rendell of Babergh: Novelist who under her own name …
... The House of Stairs, Gallowglass, King Solomon's Carpet, Asta's Book, No Night Is Too Long and The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (1998). «The Independent, May 15»
10
Ruth Rendell and PD James: giants of detective fiction
In the Barbara Vine book, The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (1998), the death of a leading author, Gerard Candless, leads to the discovery that ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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