1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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The first heavy-duty electric vehicles — two street sweepers and a firetruck — are slated to arrive this year.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
The officers discover the sweeper has an outstanding warrant for arson, and proceed to arrest him.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
The officers discover the sweeper has an outstanding warrant for arson, and proceed to arrest him.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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