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libero

British  
/ ˈliːbero /

noun

  1. another name for sweeper

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Her sisters — setter Ayva and libero Kayla — graduated in the spring, but the Monarchs bring back three strong middle blockers in Addison Coady, Emma Kingston and Sierra Robinson.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

Zimmerman was named most valuable player after a roof on match point and joining her on the All-Tournament team were Boice and Sea Hawks junior libero Rowan DeVore.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024

“At the end I kept telling myself there’s no way we worked this hard not to win,” said Brittain, a junior who plays libero on her school’s indoor team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Also seeing action in nonconference play was sophomore libero Maeve Griffin from Gig Harbor.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

“Nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero Pulsanda tellus: Nunc saliaribus Ornare pulvinar Deorum Tempus erit dapibus sodales.”

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert

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