Swamper
The term swamper may refer to any of the following concepts:
- A Swamp Yankee, resident of the swamps of southeastern New England, sometimes called Swampers.
- A member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, informally known as The Swampers.
- Swamper (occupational title): Somebody employed as an assistant to a truck driver or boatman, jobber in the petroleum industry, or a kitchen assistant to a chef. Original usage (mid-to-late 19th century) was an assistant in the logging industry who cleared roads.
- A person who stands by a hole while a worker is below in case he is swamped. eg:drainer