floor scrubber

Ground cleaning machine

A floor scrubber is a machine that cleans hard floors by scrubbing with rotating brushes or pads and water, then vacuuming up the dirty liquid.

They range from small walk-behind units for home use to large ride-on industrial models: The janitor runs the floor scrubber through the warehouse every night.

The term also refers to a person who scrubs floors, though this sense is now uncommon.

Related
  • mopFloor-washing implement
  • bufferProtective intermediate space
  • polisherTool for adding shine
  • squeegeeRubber-edged cleaning tool
  • janitorBuilding cleaner and maintainer

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Categories
Opposites
cleaning action type

floor scrubbervacuum

Absence of matter

vacuum cleaner · dry mop · dust mop · floor sweeper · carpet sweeper

surface dirtying vs. cleaning

floor scrubberspill

Accidental liquid release

surface condition effect

floor scrubberwrecking ball

Crane-swung demolition weight

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G