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swamper

noun

Definition of swamper

as in laborer

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Recent Examples of swamper Their partners, known as swampers, grabbed at underbrush and dragged it away. — 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

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Noun

Like most aggies, Coover’s self-conception is more small-business owner than laborer.

— Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Cazares begins most days at sunrise and works construction or as a day laborer throughout the city and suburbs.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of laborer

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About 50,000 doses are intended for front-line and health workers, while 20,000 doses will be used in a clinical trial to study whether the vaccine protects against Bundibugyo virus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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The company will monitor employee health, safety, and environmental indicators and proactively submit the results to regulators.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Every employee here, from the bartenders to the spa attendants, always seems to be just one step ahead of you.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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