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sweeper

swee·per

US/ˈswipɚ/ uncommon slang us

noun

1.

an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)

2.

a cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the device is pushed over a carpet

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3.

little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body

Origin

From Middle English swepere, swepare, equivalent to sweep + -er. Cognate with Middle Low German swēpære, swēper (“broom for sweeping up debris”, literally “sweeper”).

Phrases

  • carpet sweeper
  • chimney sweeper
  • street sweeper
  • trench sweeper

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