sweepers

Those who sweep

Sweepers is the plural of sweeper—a person or device that sweeps.

Street sweepers clean roads; carpet sweepers are manual cleaning devices.

In sports, a sweeper is a defensive player who roams behind the main defensive line, "sweeping up" loose balls.

In card games like hearts, sweepers are cards that clear the table.

The street sweepers come through every Tuesday morning.

tools

broom

Bristled cleaning stick

push broom · squeegee · mop · rake · long-handled · bristles · corn broom · hand brush · scrub brush · dust mop

curling

stone

Solid earth fragment

  • iceWater's solid form
  • skipTo deliberately exclude
  • broomBristled cleaning stick

friction · slide · hack · house · target · sheet · draw · takeout · end · bonspiel

minesweeper

game

Organized play or sport

  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • minesOre extraction sites
  • flagsSymbolic national cloths

numbers · click · logic · puzzle · Windows · classic · tiles · reveal · detonate · clear

machines

Roomba

Robotic vacuum brand

Dyson · Hoover · Bissell · leaf blower · dust collector · automated · motorized

cricket

bowling

Pin-toppling pastime

  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • googlyReverse-spinning cricket ball
  • turnRotational movement

pitch · wicket · batsman · spinner · delivery · flight · drift · variation · flipper · unplayable

Categories
Opposites
cleaning method/tool

sweepersmops

Floor-washing implements

scrubbers · washers · pressure washers · vacuums · vacuum cleaners

action on debris

sweeperslitterers

Those who dump refuse

dumpers · polluters · trashers

sports role (defensive/clearing)

sweepersstrikers

Those who cease work

forwards · attackers · scorers · throwers · skips

Phrases
Family

sweeper

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G