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sweeper

Syllabification: (sweep·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈswēpər/

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Definition of sweeper

noun

  • 1a person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping.
  • 2a small nocturnal shoaling fish of reefs and coastal waters, occurring chiefly in the tropical Indo-Pacific.
    • Family Pempheridae: several genera and species, including the western Atlantic glassy sweeper (Pempheris schomburgki), with transparent young

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