sweeper

  1. Noun.  One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
  2. Noun.  A detector (for mines).
  3. Noun.  A small, tropical marine perciform fish of the family ''Pempheridae'', typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
  4. Noun.  (football) A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper.
  5. Noun.  (curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
  6. Noun.  (cricket) A batsman who plays sweep shots.
  7. Noun.  (cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position.
  8. Noun.  A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.

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