swamper

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Someone or something that swamps or overwhelms

The Population Factor is a dissipator or swamper of the gain in per capita income and hence of the redressal of poverty to that degree.

A handyman or general employee in a liquor saloon; a cook's assistant

The old swamper shifted his broom and held it between his elbow and his side while he held out his hand for the can.

A person who clears a road for lumberers in a forest or swamp

In the latter part of winter, I hired with a lumberer – camped out, and wrought in the forest as a swamper.

a person who travels by foot but has his belongings on a wagon

He arrived at Western Australia the year after the discovery of gold at Coolgardie, and walked to the goldfields as a swamper – that is, he paid to have his belongings carried on a dray while he trudged along beside it.

A truck driver's assistant; an assistant to a driver of horses, mules or bullocks

To use such a brake on the front wagon, the driver stood up on the seat, letting the team follow the leaders, and threw his whole weight on the upper end of the bar, while the swamper braked the rear wagon.

A person who lives in a swampy area
swamper

    Hyphenation

    swamp·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    swämpır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈswämpər/ /ˈswɑːmpɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'swäm-p&r, 'swom- ] (noun.) 1775. From swamp +‎ -er.
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