Etymology

sweeper

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Today it means: One who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping. Full definition →

Middle English swepere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromswepere
  2. English todaysweeper

From Middle English swepere, swepare, equivalent to sweep + -er. Cognate with Middle Low German swēpære, swēper (“broom for sweeping up debris”, literally “sweeper”).

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