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street sweeper

US/ˈstɹit ˌswipɚ/

street sweeper noun: a person who is employed to sweep streets, pavements, and gutters, keeping them clear of litter.

street sweeper: a person who is employed to sweep streets, pavements, and gutters, keeping them clear of litter
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Noun

street sweeper (plural street sweepers)

  1. A person who is employed to sweep streets, pavements, and gutters, keeping them clear of litter.
  2. (broadly) A machine used to sweep streets.

street sweeper meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Persian and Vietnamese

street sweeper in Tamil

தோட்டி

street sweeper in Urdu

person employed to sweep streets, etc.
خاکروب
machine used to sweep streets
خاکروب

street sweeper in Persian

person employed to sweep streets, etc.
رفتگر roftegar

street sweeper in Vietnamese

machine used to sweep streets
xe quét đường

Synonyms of street sweeper

Forms of street sweeper

pluralstreet sweepers
alternative formstreet-sweeper

Questions about street sweeper

What does street sweeper mean?
Street sweeper means a person who is employed to sweep streets, pavements, and gutters, keeping them clear of litter.
What is street sweeper in Tamil?
Street sweeper in Tamil is தோட்டி. See Street sweeper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is street sweeper?
Street sweeper is a noun.
How do you pronounce street sweeper?
Street sweeper is pronounced /ˈstɹit ˌswipɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of street sweeper?
The plural of street sweeper is street sweepers.

Words near street sweeper in the dictionary

  1. street sign
  2. street signs
  3. street smart
  4. street smarts
  5. street stock
  6. street sweeper
  7. street sweepers
  8. street taco
  9. street tacos
  10. street takeover
  11. street talk

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