sweeper
a person or thing that sweeps.
a janitor.
any of several fishes of the family Pempherididae, of tropical and warm, temperate seas, having an oblong, compressed body.
Origin of sweeper
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How to use sweeper in a sentence
To underscore the “shame,” street sweepers followed along behind the prisoners, cleaning the street.
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Street sweepers are working extra shifts to remove the crunchy carcasses.
She's dying for love of all the beautiful things you won't let her have—pots and pans and carpet-sweepers and besoms.
The Creators | May SinclairMention here the help to be found in vacuum cleaners, modern dusters, carpet sweepers, and other housekeeping helps.
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Then they loaded a machine-gun with nails and bolts, and shot that load after the first; and lo, out of chaos, we have sweepers.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy | Archibald HurdWhy, then, should all your chimney-sweepers likewise be Irishmen?
After the chimney-sweep came a cook; then came one of the city sweepers, from the Raineri School, to get a prize.
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British Dictionary definitions for sweeper
/ (ˈswiːpə) /
a person employed to sweep, such as a roadsweeper
any device for sweeping: a carpet sweeper
informal soccer a player who supports the main defenders, as by intercepting loose balls, etc
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