sweeper

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Synonyms: sleeper, weeper, steeper, seeper, sweeter

Antonyms: sleeper, weeper, steeper, seeper, sweeter

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Noun

1. One who [[sweep]]s; one whose [[occupation]] is sweeping.
2. One who [[sweep]]s floors or [[chimney]]s.
3. A [[detector]] for [[mine]]s.
4. Any of the small, tropical marine [[perciform]] [[fish]]es of the family {{taxlink|Pempheridae|family}}, typically with deeply [[keeled]], compressed bodies and large eyes.
5. {{lb|en|football}} A [[defender]] who is the last line of defence before the [[goalkeeper]].
6. {{lb|en|curling}} A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
7. {{lb|en|cricket}} A [[batsman]] who plays sweep shots.
8. {{lb|en|cricket}} A [[fielding]] [[position]] along the [[boundary]]; a [[fielder]] in this position.
9. A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.
10. A [[carpet sweeper]].
11. {{lb|en|US|regional|including|Ohio|Indiana|and|Western Pennsylvania English}} A [[vacuum cleaner]].
12. {{lb|en|regional|including|Cebu}} A group of [[students]] tasked at cleaning the [[homeroom]] after class dismissal.

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