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Recent Examples of swamper
Their partners, known as swampers, grabbed at underbrush and dragged it away.
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M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
During his tenure in the oil patch, Smith worked as a truck driver’s assistant, or swamper, for a rig-moving company.
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Sarah Smarsh,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2021
If something were to happen to the captain, the swamper would be the one to radio for help and manage the situation until others arrived.
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Joseph Serna,
latimes.com,
15 Dec. 2017
That comes from my roots of playing in clubs where sometimes the only person who was there was the swamper cleaning up the bar.
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Bob Doerschuk,
USA TODAY,
8 May 2017
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
During his tenure in the oil patch, Smith worked as a truck driver’s assistant, or swamper, for a rig-moving company.
—
Sarah Smarsh,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2021
If something were to happen to the captain, the swamper would be the one to radio for help and manage the situation until others arrived.
—
Joseph Serna,
latimes.com,
15 Dec. 2017
That comes from my roots of playing in clubs where sometimes the only person who was there was the swamper cleaning up the bar.
—
Bob Doerschuk,
USA TODAY,
8 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamper
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For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.
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Filipino laborers came to Mexico via colonialism, and adapted and adopted champoy with spices and chilies from Mexico to become chamoy.
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If a co-worker asks for help, set a clear window so your schedule stays protected.
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One of the options presented must be placing a premium on companies with at least 250 employees, who don’t offer health coverage, to offset the cost to taxpayers for having their workers enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to the deal.
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The report described a council divided by constant arguments, public attacks and disrespect toward city employees.
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Who better to take advice from than airport and airline employees who are familiar with the territory?
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To pretend otherwise in the year 2024 is all-but to out oneself as a hireling.
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No refuge could save the hireling and slave.
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“Swamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamper. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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