sweeper

/ˈswipɚ/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

One who sweeps.

2

One who sweeps floors or chimneys.

3

A detector for mines.

4

Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.

5

A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper.

6

A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.

7

A batsman who plays sweep shots.

8

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.

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