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