different between fielding vs sweeper

English

Verb

fielding

1. present participle of field

Noun

fielding (uncountable)

1. The act of one who fields.

   the fielding of questions from an audience

2. (sports) The role of a fielder.

Derived terms

• fielding average
• fielding percentage

See also

• fielding (cricket) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Feilding, defiling

English

Etymology

From Middle English swepere, swepare, equivalent to sweep +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?swip?/

Noun

sweeper (plural sweepers)

1. One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
2. A detector (for mines).
3. Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
4. (soccer) A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper.
5. (curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
6. (cricket) A batsman who plays sweep shots.
7. (cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position.
8. A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.
   • ..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62
   • So named because they can sweep passengers from a boat, they can also capsize a canoe, especially when paddlers lean too far away from the sweeper.. River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting - Page 102
9. A carpet sweeper.
10. (US, regional, including Ohio and Indiana) A vacuum cleaner.
11. (regional, including Cebu) A group of students tasked at cleaning the homeroom after class dismissal.

Derived terms

• carpet sweeper
• minesweeper
• street sweeper

Translations

Anagrams

• weepers