sweeper

sweep·er

S0938850 (swē′pər)n.1. One that sweeps.2. A carpet sweeper.3. Sports A lone defender who plays between the last line of defenders and the goalie in some defensive configurations in soccer.

sweeper

(ˈswiːpə) n1. a person employed to sweep, such as a roadsweeper2. any device for sweeping: a carpet sweeper. 3. (Soccer) informal soccer a player who supports the main defenders, as by intercepting loose balls, etc

sweep•er

(ˈswi pər)

n. 1. a person or thing that sweeps. 2. carpet sweeper. 3. a janitor. [1400–50]

sweeper

A player operating behind the defensive line of four, sweeping up loose balls.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweeper - an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
	2.	sweeper - a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpetcarpet sweepercleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
	3.	sweeper - little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed bodyteleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleosteifamily Pempheridae, Pempheridae - sweepers

Translations

清洁工或清洁机

sweep

(swiːp) – past tense, past participle swept (swept) – verb1. to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom. The room has been swept clean. 打掃 打扫2. to move as though with a brush. She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections. 掃除 扫除3. to move quickly over. The disease/craze is sweeping the country. 席捲 席卷4. to move swiftly or in a proud manner. High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door. 刮起，昂然而進 刮起，昂然而进 noun1. an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc. She gave the room a sweep. 打掃(衛生) 打扫（卫生） 2. a sweeping movement. He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand. 揮動 挥动3. a person who cleans chimneys. 掃煙囪的人 扫烟囱的人4. a sweepstake. 壓倒性的勝利，全勝 全胜，在…中大获全胜 ˈsweeper noun a person or thing that sweeps. a road-sweeper; May I borrow your carpet-sweeper? 清潔工或清潔機 清洁工或清洁机ˈsweeping adjective1. that sweeps. a sweeping gesture. 揮動的 挥动的2. (of changes etc) very great. a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms. 巨大的(變化等) 巨大的（变化等） ˈsweeping-brush noun a type of brush with a long handle that is used for sweeping floors etc. 長把掃帚 长把扫帚at one/a sweep by one action, at one time. He fired half of his employees at one sweep. 一下子 一下子sweep (someone) off his feet to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm. 使人充滿激情，令人傾心 使人充满激情，令人倾心 sweep out to sweep (a room etc) thoroughly; to clean by sweeping. to sweep the classroom out. 大掃除 大扫除sweep the board to be very successful; to win all the prizes. 大獲全勝 大获全胜sweep under the carpet to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist. 回避 回避sweep up to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping. She swept up the crumbs/mess. 大掃除 大扫除