Complete Definition of "sweeper"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. One who sweeps floors or chimneys
  2. A detector (for mines)
  3. A small, tropical marine perciform fish of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
  4. football A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper
  5. curling A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
  6. cricket A batsman who plays sweep shots
  7. cricket A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position

See also
minesweeper

Category:Fish

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