sweeperとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈswipɚ/

名詞

sweeper (複数形 sweepers)

1. One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
2. A detector (for mines).
3. Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
4. (soccer) A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper.
5. (curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
6. (cricket) A batsman who plays sweep shots.
7. (cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position.
8. A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.
   • ..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62
   • So named because they can sweep passengers from a boat, they can also capsize a canoe, especially when paddlers lean too far away from the sweeper.. River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting - Page 102
9. A carpet sweeper.
10. (US, regional, including Ohio and Indiana) A vacuum cleaner.
11. (regional, including Cebu) A group of students tasked at cleaning the homeroom after class dismissal.

派生語

• carpet sweeper
• minesweeper
• street sweeper

アナグラム

• weepers