sweeper

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.

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sweeper

Noun

1. a device used to sweep carpets, consisting of a long handle attached to a revolving brush

2. Soccer a defensive player usually positioned in front of the goalkeeper

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 carpet carpet sweeper 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 family Pempheridae, Pempheridae - sweepers

Translations

sweeper [ˈswiːpəʳ] n (person) → barrendero/a;

(machine) → barredora;

(FOOTBALL) → líbero, libre m

sweeper [ˈswiːpəʳ] n (= person) → balayeur m (= machine); balayeuse f;

(Football) → libéro m

sweeper [ˈswiːpəʳ] n (Football) → Ausputzer m

sweeper [ˈswiːpəʳ] n (= person) → spazzino/a (= machine); spazzatrice f;

(FOOTBALL) → libero