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

Examples of sweeper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Relievers Chase Shugart and Jonathan Bowlan were among those who played catch with Orion Kerkering, who jokingly told them to throw their sweepers and curveballs rather than just tossing. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

In the fifth, Bregman ripped a sweeper from Jake Bird into the visitors' bullpen in left for a three-run shot to cap the Cubs' four-run inning. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The street sweepers cleaned the ticker tape off the roads of Champions Way a month ago. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Red Sox led 1-0 before Durbin broke the game open in the eighth, hitting a 1-0 sweeper from Chase Lee into the Blue Jays' bullpen in left. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sweeper

• carpet sweeper

Rhymes for sweeper

• beeper
• cheaper
• creeper
• deeper
• keeper
• reaper
• sleeper
• steeper
• beekeeper
• bookkeeper
• doorkeeper
• gamekeeper