Lexic.us

2. Noun. (American English) A person who clears a road for lumberers in a forest or swamp. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

3. Noun. Someone or something that swamps or overwhelms. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

4. Noun. (North America slang) A truck driver's assistant; an assistant to a driver of horses, mules or bullocks. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

5. Noun. (American English) A handyman or general employee in a liquor saloon; a cook's assistant. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

6. Noun. (Australia slang) a person who travels by foot but has his belongings on a wagon. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swamper

1. one that lives in a swampy area [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swamper

Literary usage of Swamper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Story of a Connecticut Life by Charles Q. Eldredge (1919)
"I worked that winter as a "swamper," did a man's work and kept my eyes open. We lived on salt beef, salt pork, beans, hot wheat bread every meal, ..."

2. Cousin Lucy Among the Mountains by Jacob Abbott (1852)
"I don't understand what you mean by swamper and chopper," said Lucy. " Why, when they are cutting trees in the woods, for timber, they always have a swamper ..."

3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"swamper. See quotation. 1857 Making a logging-road in the Maine woods is ... swamper. A man of all work in a " saloon." The name probably comes from his ..."

4. Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific by John Randolph Spears (1892)
"the swamper hit the teamster on the back of the head with a shovel, ... Then the swamper buried the body close by the spring and lay down to sleep by the ..."

5. Logging: The Principles and General Methods of Operation in the United States by Ralph Clement Bryant (1913)
"He plans the work, shows the swamper where roads are to be cleared, ... The swamper works just ahead of the yarding crew, cuts up rotten windfalls so that ..."

6. Introduction to Vocational Education: A Statement of Facts and Principles by David Spence Hill (1920)
"swamper, BUCK Description: The buck swamper is the foreman of a stumping or swamping ... Qualifications: The buck swamper must be able to direct the use of ..."

7. Introduction to Vocational Education: A Statement of Facts and Principles by David Spence Hill (1920)
"swamper, BUCK Description: The buck swamper is the foreman of a stumping or swamping ... Qualifications: The buck swamper must be able to direct the use of ..."

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