sweeper

English

Noun

sweeper (plural sweepers)

1. One who sweeps floors or chimneys
2. A detector (for mines)
3. A small, tropical marine perciform fish of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
4. (soccer) A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper
5. (curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
6. (cricket) A batsman who plays sweep shots
7. (cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position
8. A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.
   • ..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62
   • So named because they can sweep passengers from a boat, they can also capsize a canoe, especially when paddlers lean too far away from the sweeper.. River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting - Page 102

Translations

one who sweeps floors or chimneys

• Italian: spazzino (it) m

• Spanish: barrendero (es) m

in soccer

• French: libéro (fr) m,language utilities|lookup_language|fr|names}}: libero (fr) m
• Italian: libero (it) m

• Swedish: libero (sv) c

See also

minesweeper

Anagrams

• weepers