spotcleaner

noun
UK /ˈspɒtˌkliːnə/
US /ˈspɑːtˌkliːnər/

A spotcleaner is a tool or person that cleans small dirty marks.

She used a spotcleaner to remove the juice stain from the sofa.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small handheld machine that sprays and sucks up liquid to clean a single dirty area on fabric.

The spotcleaner lifted the coffee spill out of the carpet in seconds.

3. A worker whose job is to clean only specific dirty spots rather than a whole room.

The hotel hired a spotcleaner to fix the marks on the hallway walls.

4. A cleaning product, such as a spray or pen, made for treating small stains.

Keep a spotcleaner in the laundry room for quick fixes on shirts.