sweeper Definition
sweeper (swē′pər)
noun
- a person who sweeps
- a device for sweeping
- ☆ carpet sweeper
- Soccer a defensive back who plays in front of the goalkeeper
sweeper Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cross: The best known literary example is ' Jo the crossing sweeper ' in Charles Dickens ' Bleak House.
- use: Q: Can you clean the stairs using the sweeper?
- play: She was playing sweeper and at one point attacked exactly when her keeper told her to.
- have: We needed also to pressure their defenders and to have a sweeper deep inside our defense strategy.
- need: I'll check with the wife to see if we need another sweeper.
Adjective modifier
- truck-mounted: So will the truck-mounted highway sweeper of the future have one engine, or two?
- cordless: Q: What amp or watt does the cordless sweeper operate at?
- mechanical: I have noticed that the mechanical sweeper is always parked up at a certain time of the day?
- mine: The vessels were converted into patrol boats or used as mine sweepers.
- small: The small sweeper was more flexible, for shorter striking distances.
- large: The length of the large sweeper was equal to the martial artist height.
Modifies a noun
- role: Man of the match was Jamie Lamont for his sweeper role.
- bus: The sweeper bus follows at the back of the race.
- position: For the Premier season, MacLaren dropped back into a sweeper position to fill the void left by Hoddle's departure.
Noun used with modifier
- carpet: How about this for an array of carpet sweepers.
- chimney: There is a colony of chimney sweeper moths in the woodland.
- highway: The question is, therefore, why has this situation not yet occurred in the truck-mounted highway sweeper market?
- vacuum: Either manually, or with motorized vacuum sweepers, we'll keep your property looking its best.
- street: Also new this year is a new range of electric or Diesel powered street sweepers.
- fleet: The four fleet sweepers were henceforth to be designated the 17th MS Flotilla under the command of Cdr.
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