sweeper vs cleaning implement

sweeper and cleaning implement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweeper	Yes	No	No	No
cleaning implement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cleaning implement is a hypernym of sweeper; that is, cleaning implement is a word with a broader meaning than sweeper:

sweeper: a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet
cleaning implement: any of a large class of implements used for cleaning

Other hypernyms of sweeper include cleaning device, cleaning equipment.

sweeper (noun)	cleaning implement (noun)
little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body	any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet
an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)