chimney sweep
noun
: a person whose occupation is cleaning soot from chimney flues
called also chimney sweeper
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In his practice at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Pott observed a tragic trend among the young chimney sweeps.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
In addition to West Side Story, Banas danced in Bye Bye Birdie, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and stepped in time as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Sir Percival Pott, a London physician in 1775, felt sorry for chimney sweeps.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Angels dissolved into clouds, chimney sweeps became black blotches that seeped into toothy mice, then trailed over stars and Christmas hearts and trees.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
In addition to West Side Story, Banas danced in Bye Bye Birdie, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and stepped in time as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Sir Percival Pott, a London physician in 1775, felt sorry for chimney sweeps.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Angels dissolved into clouds, chimney sweeps became black blotches that seeped into toothy mice, then trailed over stars and Christmas hearts and trees.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Chimney sweep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimney%20sweep. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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