Sweeper
WordNet
noun
(1) Little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body
(2) A cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the device is pushed over a carpet
(3) An employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- One who sweeps floors or chimneys
- A detector (for mines)
- A small, tropical marine perciform fish 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
- A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
- A batsman who plays sweep shots
- A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position
- 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