1. a person whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys

Examples

• The chimneysweep arrived early to clean our fireplace chimney.
• In Victorian times, young boys often worked as chimneysweeps.
• We hire a chimneysweep every fall before using our wood stove.
• The chimneysweep wore protective clothing and carried special brushes.
• After the chimneysweep finished, our fireplace was ready for winter.
• The old chimneysweep had been cleaning chimneys in town for thirty years.