1 a person whose job is to sweep sth:
a road sweeper
2 a thing that sweeps sth:
a carpet sweeper
seealsoMINESWEEPER
3 (BrE) (in football) a player who plays behind the other defending players in order to try and stop anyone who passes them
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is sweeper a noun, verb, or something else?
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