[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sweeper \sweep"er\, n.
   one who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a
   sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.
   1913 webster

         it is oxygen which is the great sweeper of the economy.
                                                  --huxley.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sweeper
     n 1: an employee who sweeps floors or streets etc.
     2: a cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt
        as the device is pushed over a carpet syn: carpet
        sweeper
     3: little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an
        oblong compressed body
see also:
carpet sweeper 

Sweeper >> S Words
Sweeper, definition of term: Sweeper
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Chimney Sweeper >> C Words
Chimney Sweeper, definition of term: Chimney Sweeper
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