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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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Activists suspect that Flock’s data has been used to plan immigration raids, which frequently target hardware store parking lots where migrant day-laborers often wait for work.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
His father, Charles, had expanded the New Jersey real estate development business his grandfather, a Polish Holocaust survivor, had begun after starting out as a construction laborer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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Wichai Yuankham, 35, a factory worker who came to watch the ships arrive, said the naval visit was a welcome boost to the local economy.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Changing majors and career paths The CNBC survey found that almost 40% of students and workers enrolled in school have considered changing their major, field of study or coursework due to AI, rising to 44% for students who are not employed.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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The lawsuit filed by two former employees contains allegations that are false, misleading, and unsupported by credible evidence.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Fisher was told that her husband and other residents had been videotaped naked at the home, and the images were shared among a group of facility employees via Snapchat.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

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