1. people whose job is to sweep floors, streets, or other surfaces clean
2. tools or machines used for sweeping
3. defensive players in soccer who play behind other defenders
Usage: sports

Examples

• The street sweepers start work early in the morning.
• City sweepers keep the downtown area clean.
• We need new sweepers for the warehouse floor.
• The mechanical sweepers cleared the parking lot quickly.
• The team’s sweepers prevented many scoring opportunities.
• Both sweepers stayed back to defend against counterattacks.