Associations to the word «Sweeper»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SWEEPER, noun. An employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.).
SWEEPER, noun. A cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet.
SWEEPER, noun. Little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body.

Wise words

Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.
Arabian Proverb