swamper
[ swom-per ]
/ ˈswɒm pər /
noun
Informal. a person who inhabits, works in, or is exceptionally familiar with swamps.
a general assistant or laborer; menial.
a person who trims felled trees into logs at a logging camp or sawmill.
Citizens Band Radio Slang. a motorist or truck driver, especially one using a CB radio.
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Nearby words
swamp pink, swamp rabbit, swamp rose, swamp sparrow, swamp white oak, swamper, swampfish, swamphen, swampland, swampscott, swampy
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swamper
/ (ˈswɒmpə) /
noun
US
- a person who lives or works in a swampy region, esp in the southern US
- a person who clears a swamp of trees and undergrowth or who clears a path in a forest for transporting logs
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