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Webster 1913 Edition
Sweeper
Sweep′er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep;
as, a carpet
. sweeper
It is oxygen which is the great
sweeper
of the economy. Huxley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sweeper
SWEE'PER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
sweeper
sweeper
English
Noun
sweeper (plural sweepers)
- One who sweeps floors or chimneys
- A detector (for mines)
- A small, tropical marine perciform fish of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
- (soccer) A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper
- (curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
- (cricket) A batsman who plays sweep shots
- (cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position
- A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.
- ..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62
- So named because they can sweep passengers from a boat, they can also capsize a canoe, especially when paddlers lean too far away from the sweeper.. River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting - Page 102
- A carpet sweeper
- (US, regional) A vacuum cleaner.
Translations
one who sweeps floors or chimneys
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