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

The old bike lane sweeper the city used to clean narrow paths was notoriously difficult to move and use. — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

This book is full of hilarious moments, a ridiculously awesome entropy sweeper, and friendship in somewhat odd circumstances. — Kavya Dhillon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026

For entire stretches of matches, Berger functions as a sweeper when Purce and Guro Reiten lead forays into the opponent’s penalty box. — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

One was a regional distributor of garbage trucks, street sweepers, and sewer suckers for municipalities. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 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