2syllables
sweepers
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Definitions ofsweepers
1noun
- One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
- A detector (for mines).
- Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes 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.
Example: "..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62"
- A carpet sweeper.
- (including) A vacuum cleaner.
- (including, Cebu) A group of students tasked at cleaning the homeroom after class dismissal.
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