Sweeper (disambiguation) explained

A sweeper is a small tropical fish of the family Pempheridae.

Sweeper or sweepers may also refer to:

Literature

• "The Sweepers" (poem), by Rudyard Kipling
• The Sweepers (play), by John C. Picardi, about Italian-Americans in WWII Boston

Entertainment

• Sweepers (film), a 1998 American and South African action film
• Lu Tze, a character nicknamed 'Sweeper' in the Discworld series
• Sweeper (Black Cat), a bounty hunter from the manga series Black Cat

Sports

• Sweeper (association football), a defensive position in association football
• Sweeper (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
• Another name for a sweeping slider or slurve pitch in baseball

Other uses

• Street sweeper, a person whose job is cleaning the streets or a machine for doing the same
• Carpet sweeper, a mechanical device for cleaning carpets and floors
  • Vacuum cleaner, a similar device, sometimes called a "sweeper"
• Lawn sweeper, a garden tool for lawn care
• Radio sweeper, a short promotional sample used by radio stations
• An alternative term for a sweep account

See also

• Sweep
• Minesweeper