sweeper
noun
sweep·er ˈswē-pər 
1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Goldstein is back, along with senior goalkeeper Addie O’Connell, who will play at Salisbury next fall, and junior sweeper Kathleen Culmo. 
Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 Street sweeper vehicles are outfitted with water sprayers, rotating brushes and a vacuum, which work together to remove toxic pollutants and trash from roads while reducing dust levels. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 The Turbo Microfiber Cleaning System is a wet mop and dry sweeper in one. Ariel Scotti, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 Build speed, hold the throttle even and glide through a big sweeper and Battista is a state-of-the-art Italian supercar. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The street sweeper collapsed last week while working in a Madrid neighborhood as Spain suffered brutal conditions that sparked wildfires across the country. BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 As they were shown around a Welsh farm by Gary and Jess Yeomans, Prince William spotted a robot silage sweeper in one of the barns. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 Wilkens got hired as a street sweeper at the park the summer after his freshman year in college. Amy Wang, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2022 But none of these had ever felt germane enough to include in my play, except as a possible aside from an ancillary character, a street sweeper perhaps, quickly checking the box of historical veracity and moving on. Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, The Atlantic, 21 June 2022 See More
Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 Street sweeper vehicles are outfitted with water sprayers, rotating brushes and a vacuum, which work together to remove toxic pollutants and trash from roads while reducing dust levels. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 The Turbo Microfiber Cleaning System is a wet mop and dry sweeper in one. Ariel Scotti, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 Build speed, hold the throttle even and glide through a big sweeper and Battista is a state-of-the-art Italian supercar. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The street sweeper collapsed last week while working in a Madrid neighborhood as Spain suffered brutal conditions that sparked wildfires across the country. BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 As they were shown around a Welsh farm by Gary and Jess Yeomans, Prince William spotted a robot silage sweeper in one of the barns. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 Wilkens got hired as a street sweeper at the park the summer after his freshman year in college. Amy Wang, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2022 But none of these had ever felt germane enough to include in my play, except as a possible aside from an ancillary character, a street sweeper perhaps, quickly checking the box of historical veracity and moving on. Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, The Atlantic, 21 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1