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    sweeper
    /ˈswiːpə/

    noun

    • 1. a person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping: "a street sweeper"
    • 2. a player stationed behind the other defenders, free to defend at any point across the field and sometimes initiating and supporting attacks.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWEEPER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SWEEPER definition: 1. someone or something that sweeps something clean: 2. In football, a sweeper is a player whose…. Learn more.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sweeperSWEEPER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sweeper definition: a person or thing that sweeps. . See examples of SWEEPER used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sweeperSweeper Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jul 2, 2024 · noun. sweep· er ˈswē-pər. 1. : one that sweeps. 2. : a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal. Examples of sweeper in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Volunteer sweepers moved behind the group to make sure no one was left behind, Thai said.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySWEEPER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SWEEPER meaning: 1. someone or something that sweeps something clean: 2. In football, a sweeper is a player whose…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWEEPER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a person who sweeps. 2. a. a device for sweeping. b. US. carpet sweeper. 3. Soccer. a defensive back who plays in front of the goalkeeper.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsweeper noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of sweeper noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sweeperSweeper - definition of sweeper by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a person employed to sweep, such as a roadsweeper. 2. any device for sweeping: a carpet sweeper. 3. (Soccer) informal soccer a player who supports the main defenders, as by intercepting loose balls, etc.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sweeperSweeper - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.) see more. noun. a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet. synonyms: carpet sweeper. see more. noun. little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sweepersweeper - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · sweeper (plural sweepers) One who sweeps. One who sweeps floors or chimneys. A detector for mines. Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes. A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper. Synonym: libero

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sweepersweeper | meaning of sweeper in Longman Dictionary of...

    sweeper meaning, definition, what is sweeper: someone or something that sweeps: Learn more.