SWAMPER

Etymology

Noun

swamper (plural swampers)

(US) A person who lives in a swampy area. [from 18th c.]

(US) A person who clears a road for lumberers in a forest or swamp. [from 19th c.]

Someone or something that swamps or overwhelms. [from 19th c.]

(North America, slang) A truck driver's assistant; an assistant to a driver of horses, mules or bullocks. [from 19th c.]

(Australia, slang) a person who travels by foot but has his belongings on a wagon. [from 19th c.]

(US) A handyman or general employee in a liquor saloon; a cook's assistant. [from 20th c.]

Source: Wiktionary



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