A cleaner for a spinning machine which includes a plurality of drafting mechanisms arranged along an axis of the spinning machine. The cleaner includes a cleaning belt, arranged in each one of the drafting mechanisms to contact at least one drafting roller in the one drafting mechanism, for cleaning fiber dust and lint from at least one drafting roller in the one drafting mechanism; a transporting belt, arranged to contact each of the cleaning belts, for transporting the fiber dust and lint from each of the cleaning belts along the axis of the spinning machine; a scratch-off roller, which contacts the transporting belt and rotates at an angle relative to a running direction of the transporting belt, for removing the fiber dust and lint from the transporting roller; a mechanism for wiping fiber dust and lint from the scratch-off roller; and a mechanism for suctioning the fiber dust and lint which is wiped from the scratch-off roller by the wiping mechanism.