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sweeper

[ swee-per ]

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noun

a person or thing that sweeps. sweeps. sweep.
carpet sweeper.
a janitor.
any of several fishes of the family Pempherididae, of tropical and warm, temperate seas, having an oblong, compressed body.

sweeper

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noun

a person employed to sweep, such as a roadsweeper
any device for sweeping
a carpet sweeper
informal.
soccer a player who supports the main defenders, as by intercepting loose balls, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweeper¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; sweep ¹, -er ¹

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The young Bergoglio worked as a nightclub bouncer and floor sweeper, before graduating as a chemist.

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For example, Ohtani has not yet been cleared to throw his sweeper.

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It was only on Wednesday that he threw his signature sweeper in catch play for the first time.

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“Street sweepers, sanitation crews took all of the property and much of the garbage that was out there, and as of this morning, it remains clean,” Dyer said in early November.

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Stanton, on the other hand, can be more susceptible to sweepers, having slugged just .349 against the pitch — a specialty of several key Dodgers relievers — this season.

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