It is oxygen which is the great sweeper of the economy. --Huxley. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sweeper — ist eine Spielerposition im Fußball. Nach der originalen Übersetzung ist mit Sweeper die Position des Liberos gemeint. Im englischen Fußball wird der Sweeper aber eigentlich als „Ausputzer“ hinter der Abwehr definiert[1], der keinerlei Aufgaben… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sweeper — [swē′pər] n. 1. a person who sweeps 2. a) a device for sweeping ☆ b) short for CARPET SWEEPER 3. Soccer a defensive back who plays in front of the goalkeeper … English World dictionary
sweeper — A clerk who removes the mail from the bins or stackers on mechanical and automated mail processing equipment and then places it in the equipment for dispatch … Glossary of postal terms
sweeper — ► NOUN 1) a person or device that cleans by sweeping. 2) Soccer a player stationed behind the other defenders, free to defend at any point across the field … English terms dictionary
Sweeper — Taxobox name = Sweepers image width = 200px image caption = Glassy Sweepers regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Pempheridae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Parapriacanthus Pempheris… … Wikipedia
sweeper — UK [ˈswiːpə(r)] / US [ˈswɪpər] noun [countable] Word forms sweeper : singular sweeper plural sweepers 1) a player in a football team who plays behind the players in defence 2) a person or machine that sweeps a place clean, especially a street I… … English dictionary
sweeper — /swee peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sweeps. 2. See carpet sweeper. 3. a janitor. 4. any of several fishes of the family Pempherididae, of tropical and warm, temperate seas, having an oblong, compressed body. [1400 50; late ME; see SWEEP1,… … Universalium
sweeper — noun Sweeper is used after these nouns: ↑carpet, ↑road, ↑street … Collocations dictionary
sweeper — sweep|er [ˈswi:pə US ər] n 1.) someone or something that sweeps ▪ a road sweeper 2.) BrE a football player who plays in a position behind other defending players … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweeper — sweep|er [ swipər ] noun count 1. ) a player on a soccer team who plays behind the players in defense 2. ) a person or machine that sweeps a place clean, especially a street: I eventually got a job as a road sweeper … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
