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Definition of sweeper noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sweeper

noun

NAmE//ˈswipər//

1a person who sweeps something

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2a thing that sweeps something a carpet/street sweeper see minesweeper

3(in soccer) a player who plays behind the other defending players in order to try and stop anyone who passes them

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