What's the difference between sweeper and weeper?

Sweeper


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There is no graffiti and no rubbish, because a street sweeper is using a machine to blow leaves into piles.
  • (2) According to the occupation registered on their licence, the 6630 drivers were distributed into three groups: (1) professional drivers (n = 1726), (2) non-professional drivers "more exposed" to exhaust gas and fumes (this group included occupations such as vehicle mechanic, policeman, road sweeper; n = 712), and (3) non-professional drivers "less exposed," composed of all other occupations (n = 4192).
  • (3) Wright was not used as a sweeper but rather as a spare man in a flat back four.
  • (4) In the Barbara Vine book, The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy (1998), the death of a leading author, Gerard Candless, leads to the discovery that almost every detail of his life had been a fiction.
  • (5) Comparisons between indoor aspirator catches and outdoor mechanical sweeper collections enabled mosquito resting habits to be classified as: (1) endophilic (Anopheles culicifacies, An.
  • (6) What can I do?” The street sweeper demanded 75 Turkish lira and pointed to a small hole in the fence, not far from the main gate.
  • (7) We present a case of occupation-related carcinoma of the scrotum (chimney sweeper's disease) in a black man.
  • (8) Thanks to Manuel Neuer the era of “sweeper-keepers”, boasting strong lines in fancy footwork, is upon us.
  • (9) He was credited with developing the "sweeper-keeper" style of play, when a keeper acts as an extra defender when needed.
  • (10) He set about interviewing the crossing-sweepers, Punch and Judy entertainers, sandwich-sellers, rag-gatherers, rat-killers, doll's-eye makers, thieves, prostitutes, beggars, and all the other pieces of human flotsam and jetsam that had washed up in the capital.
  • (11) As a goalkeeper, he was ahead of his time, operating not only with athleticism and anticipation in the goal itself, but always ready to act as a kind of sweeper if his defence were breached, dashing well beyond his penalty area to kick the ball clear.
  • (12) This study intends to identify the occupational risks that the street sweepers are exposed by handling diary with the urban trash.
  • (13) Road sweepers, street cleaners all deserve a decent home, they certainly don’t deserve to be priced out of council property.
  • (14) Until we have a rainfall, or the city’s huge street sweeper mob arrive, you often find dust particles in your eyes and mouth.
  • (15) The ball came to the sweeper Augenthaler, who flipped an inviting angled pass over the top.
  • (16) "It is not men who immigrate but machine-minders, sweepers, diggers, cement mixers, cleaners, drillers, etc," writes Berger beneath a picture of two officials looking out over hundreds of workers at a recruitment centre in Istanbul.
  • (17) Other street cleaners are self-employed: street sweepers who move round after the dustmen work for tips from local residents, and bottle collectors make a living – just about – by selling on plastic bottles for recycling.
  • (18) The man glanced around uneasily, and finally approached a street sweeper in a blue jumpsuit.
  • (19) Measurements performed on 176 subjects, without isolating them from day-to-day work, showed 220Rn levels having a median of 0.74 Bq, with the group consisting of sweepers and helpers showing the highest average level (1.68 Bq).
  • (20) That means the extra defensive cover of a sweeper system and just one change from the side that started against Cameroon: Peter Beardsley for the injured John Barnes.

Weeper


Definition:

  • (n.) One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.
  • (n.) A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of mourning.
  • (n.) The capuchin. See Capuchin, 3 (a).

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