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sweeper

The correct spelling is sweeper.

How to pronounce sweeper

/ˈswipɚ/
noun

IPA: /ˈswipɚ/

Say it like: Swee-per

The correct spelling is sweeper. One who sweeps floors or chimneys. For example: "..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62"

Usage Examples

..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62

Definition

noun

  1. 1.One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
  2. 2.A detector (for mines).
  3. 3.Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
  4. 4.A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper.
  5. 5.A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.

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