sweeper
/ˈswipɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping.
noun
Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
noun
A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper.
noun
A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position.
Example Sentences
- "‘I was [...] the sweeper of the seaboat. I had the job for two years. I know all about keeping boats tiddley.’"
- "..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).."
- "So named because they can sweep passengers from a boat, they can also capsize a canoe, especially when paddlers lean too far away from the sweeper.."
Etymology
From Middle English swepere, swepare, equivalent to sweep + -er. Cognate with Middle Low German swēpære, swēper (“broom for sweeping up debris”, literally “sweeper”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈswipɚ/