English Explanatory Dictionary

swamper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who lives in a swampy area.
  2. A person who clears a road for lumberers in a forest or swamp.
  3. Someone or something that swamps or overwhelms.
  4. A truck driver's assistant; an assistant to a driver of horses, mules or bullocks.
  5. a person who travels by foot but has his belongings on a wagon.
  6. A handyman or general employee in a liquor saloon; a cook's assistant.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɒmpə/ /ˈswɑmpɚ/ en-au-swamper.ogg

Word forms

swamper swampers

Etymology

From swamp + -er.

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