sweeper
Americannoun
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a janitor.
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any of several fishes of the family Pempherididae, of tropical and warm, temperate seas, having an oblong, compressed body.
noun
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a person employed to sweep, such as a roadsweeper
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any device for sweeping
a carpet sweeper
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informal soccer a player who supports the main defenders, as by intercepting loose balls, etc
Etymology
Origin of sweeper
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; sweep 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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As the camera follows a suburban Chicago street sweeper along its early morning route, it stops at a modest house, perched on the other side of the train tracks.
From Salon
Described as an “unimaginable Holy Grail piece,” the card Paul sold features beloved Pokémon mascot Pikachu holding a pen and feather sweeper.
From Los Angeles Times
"The numbers we put up, I don't think people would expect them," adds Bobby Lammie, who is credited alongside McMillan as having changed the physicality expected of sweepers.
From BBC
The top teams will have two or three elite sweepers, whose physical profile can be significantly different to that of the skip, who won't sweep.
From BBC
Homes have been evacuated after a sinkhole believed to be from an old mine opened up and swallowed a road sweeper.
From BBC
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