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Meanings of road sweeper in English

Russian
дворник
Portuguese
varredor de rua
Spanish
barrendera
Catalan
escombraire
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Person who cleans streets.

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        дворник
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        Examples for "sweeper"
        Examples for "sweeper"
        1
        The man had a broom in his hand; he was a crossing-sweeper.
        The Fallen Leaves
        2
        The street sweeper advances the interests of society by the cleanliness effected.
        The Abominations of Modern Society
        3
        Another man overseeing one of the principal departments started as a sweeper.
        My Life and Work
        4
        He was a crossing-sweeper by trade and a friend of the curate.
        A Dozen Ways Of Love
        5
        Beyond it, somewhere in the rear, I could hear a vacuum sweeper.
        Talk of the town
        1
        The street sweeper advances the interests of society by the cleanliness effected.
        The Abominations of Modern Society
        2
        Then I would rather be a street sweeper and own myself.
        Lucky Pehr
        3
        Let that character lay there till the street sweeper comes around.
        A Confederacy of Dunces
        4
        Well, I had him pegged either as a street sweeper or a plumber!
        A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
        5
        All this we learned later from a street sweeper who was at work nearby.
        The Exploits of Elaine
        1
        The jobs suggested were wide-ranging -they included astronomer and street cleaner.
        The Guardian
        2
        A street cleaner passes a Royal Mail post box in central London.
        Reuters
        3
        The chauffeur, the footman, the street cleaner, the factory workers-theywere all different.
        Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
        4
        And as a business man he would probably be a good street cleaner.
        Ralestone Luck
        5
        The street cleaner arrives and takes away the plastic water bottles and other rubbish.
        The Guardian
        Usage of road sweeper in English
        1
        She was hit by the road sweeper and was trapped and she died at the scene, sadly.
        The Guardian
        2
        A cyclist who died in a collision with a road sweeper truck was attempting to overtake the vehicle, an inquest heard.
        The Irish Times
        3
        A road sweeper cleans the street in front of a branch of Germany's largest business bank, Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, January 28.
        Reuters
        4
        A cyclist died due to crush injuries suffered in a collision involving a road sweeper truck in Dublin, an inquest has heard.
        The Irish Times
        5
        A road sweeper in blue uniform, armed with a long broom with a bamboo handle, was picking up rubbish and dead leaves.
        Once on a moonless night
        6
        Student protesters drive a road sweeper during a demonstration at Hong Kong Polytechnic University Campus, Hong Kong, China November 14, 2019.
        Reuters
        7
        Many were carrying brooms and shovels, pretending to be road sweepers.
        Reuters
        8
        However, Batman would need to slow significantly to avoid becoming a messy afterthought for Gotham city's road sweepers.
        Wired
        9
        Kratos is eyeing vehicles that perform other mundane tasks, like tugs and trucks in shipping depots, road sweepers, and garbage trucks.
        Wired
        10
        Abroad there are mobile road sweepers going around all the time -I think the council could be doing more on that front.
        The Guardian
        Translations for road sweeper
        Portuguese
        varredor de rua