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sweeper

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sweeper/ˈswiːpə(r)/

▶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.

'sweeper' also found in these Oxford entries:

carpet sweeper - libero

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