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sweeper
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sweep·er  (swpr)
n.
1. One that sweeps.
2. A carpet sweeper.
3. Sports A lone defender who plays between the last line of defenders and the goal in some defensive configurations in soccer.

sweeper [ˈswiːpə]
n
1. a person employed to sweep, such as a roadsweeper
2. any device for sweeping a carpet sweeper
3. (Team Sports / Soccer) Informal Soccer a player who supports the main defenders, as by intercepting loose balls, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sweeper - an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)sweeper - an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
2.sweeper - a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpetsweeper - a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet
cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
3.sweeper - little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body
teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
Translations
sweeper [ˈswiːpəʳ] N
1. (= cleaner) → barrendero/a m/f; (= machine) (for streets) → barredora f (also carpet sweeper) → cepillo m mecánico
2. (Ftbl) → líbero m
sweeper [ˈswiːpər] n
(= person) → balayeur/euse m/f
(= machine) → balayeuse f
(FOOTBALL)libéro mf
sweeper
n
(= road sweeper)Straßenkehrer(in) m(f)or -feger(in) m(f); (= machine)Kehrmaschine f; (= carpet sweeper)Teppichkehrer m
(Ftbl) → Ausputzer(in) m(f)
sweeper [ˈswiːpəʳ] n
a. (worker) → spazzino/a
b. (machine) → spazzatrice f
c. (Brit) (Ftbl) → libero


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