floor sweeper

Manual dust collector

A floor sweeper is a cleaning tool or machine that collects dust and debris from floors.

Manual versions are lightweight push devices with rotating brushes; industrial models are motorized vehicles for warehouses and parking lots.

The term also refers to a person whose job is sweeping floors: He started as a floor sweeper and worked his way up to foreman.

Related

debris · dust · dust bunny · cleaning · handle · dirt · custodian · cleaning crew · push · hallway · warehouse · industrial · mechanical · scrubbing · crumbs · maintenance · hardwood · linoleum

Categories
Opposites
cleaning method

floor sweepervacuum

Absence of matter

vacuum cleaner · suction cleaner · mop · floor polisher · steam cleaner

surface cleaned

floor sweeperwindow cleaner

One who polishes panes

gutter cleaner · chimney sweep

surface dirtying vs. cleaning

floor sweeperlitterbug

One who dumps carelessly

Family

floor, sweep, sweeper, floors, floored, flooring, sweeps, swept, sweeping

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G