Translation guide
The English word "sweeper" can refer to a person who sweeps, a cleaning tool, or a position in sports. This guide covers how to express these meanings naturally in Japanese.
Referring to a person whose job or action is sweeping floors or streets.
A male cleaner or sweeper, often used for janitorial staff.
He is a sweeper at the school.
A female cleaner or sweeper.
The sweeper is sweeping the hallway.
A more general term for cleaning staff, including sweepers.
The sweeper cleans the office every morning.
Specifically a street sweeper.
The street sweeper is collecting fallen leaves.
A device or tool used to sweep floors, such as a broom or mechanical sweeper.
A broom, the most common manual sweeping tool.
Please sweep the floor with the sweeper.
Vacuum cleaner; often used for indoor sweeping, though it's not a traditional sweeper.
A mop, often used for sweeping and cleaning floors.
Loanword from English, used for mechanical sweepers or in specific contexts like carpet sweepers.
In soccer, a defensive player who sweeps up loose balls behind the main defenders.
掃除機でカーペットのごみを吸い取ります。
I use the sweeper to pick up dirt from the carpet.
Please mop the floor with the sweeper.
工場ではスイーパーを使って床を清掃します。
In the factory, they use a sweeper to clean the floor.
The sweeper organizes the defense at the back line.