Meanings
nouncarpet sweeper (plural carpet sweepers)
plural carpet sweepers
- A mechanical (not electric) device for cleaning carpets by means of a rotating brush.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet
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Broader
cleaning implementcleaning devicecleaning equipment
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish tæppefejemaskine
- tæppefejemaskinemechanical device for cleaning carpets
Dutch rolveger
- rolvegermechanical device for cleaning carpets
Esperanto rulbalailo
- rulbalailomechanical device for cleaning carpets
French balai mécanique
- balai mécaniquemechanical device for cleaning carpets
German Teppichkehrer, Teppichdackel
- Teppichkehrermechanical device for cleaning carpets
- Teppichdackelmechanical device for cleaning carpets
Swedish mattsopare
- mattsoparemechanical device for cleaning carpets
Turkish gırgır
- gırgırmechanical device for cleaning carpets
Cite this entry
APA
carpet sweeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20sweeper
MLA
“carpet sweeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20sweeper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpet sweeper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20sweeper.
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