swamper

swamper
n. a truck driver’s helper or assistant.
This guy and his swamper showed up to deliver the stuff, but neither one of them would touch it.
He told the swamper to get some coffee for everybody.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • swamper — 1735, “one who lives in a swampy district,” from SWAMP (Cf. swamp) (n.). Meaning “workman who clears a lumber road through swamp or forest” is 1857, Amer.Eng.; meaning “all purpose assistant in a restaurant or saloon” is from 1907 …   Etymology dictionary

  • swamper — ☆ swamper [swäm′pər, swôm′pər ] n. 1. a person who lives in a swamp 2. a person who works at swamping: see SWAMP (vt. 5) 3. a handyman or helper …   English World dictionary

  • swamper — ˈswämpə(r), wȯm noun ( s) 1. : an inhabitant of swamps or lowlands or one familiar with swampy terrain a guide, fisherman, expert on plant and animal life, crack shot in short, a real swamper R.E.Smallman 2. a. : one that slashes a path (as for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • swamper — noun /ˈswɒmpə/ a) A person who lives in a swampy area. In the latter part of winter, I hired with a lumberer – camped out, and wrought in the forest as a swamper. b) A person who clears a road for lumberers in a forest or swamp. The Population… …   Wiktionary

  • swamper — noun Date: 1775 1. a. an inhabitant of swamps or lowlands b. one familiar with swampy terrain 2. a general assistant ; handyman, helper …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • swamper — a large boat load of fish (Newfoundland). Also called sagger …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • swamper — /swom peuhr/, n. 1. Informal. a person who inhabits, works in, or is exceptionally familiar with swamps. 2. a general assistant or laborer; menial. 3. a person who trims felled trees into logs at a logging camp or sawmill. 4. CB Slang. a motorist …   Universalium

  • swamper — swamp·er …   English syllables

  • swamper — /ˈswɒmpə/ (say swompuh) noun 1. a person who is swamping. 2. US a person who clears a path for hauling logs. 3. US a person employed to do odd jobs; assistant. 4. US a muleteer s assistant. {swamp1 + er1; originally US: one familiar with swampy… …  

  • cat swamper — noun : one that clears logging trails for tractors …   Useful english dictionary

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