sweeper : Idioms & Phrases
Carpet sweeper
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noun a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet
sweeper.
WordNet
- an apparatus or device for sweeping carpets.
Webster 1913
Chimney sweep , Chimney sweeper
- one who cleans chimneys of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off the soot.
Webster 1913
street sweeper
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noun a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)
street cleaner.