swamper noun. ['swɒmpǝ] L18.
[from SWAMP noun or verb + -ER¹.]
1. A native or inhabitant of a swampy region. US. L18.

2. a. A worker who clears a road for lumberers in a forest. N. Amer. M19.
b. An assistant to a cattle- or horse-driver. slang (orig. US). L19.
c. An assistant to a lorry-driver. N. Amer. slang. E20.
d. A man-of-all-work in a liquor saloon. Also, an assistant to a cook. US. E20.

3. A person who travels on foot but has baggage carried on a wagon; a person who obtains a lift. Austral. slang. L19.

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