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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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Noun

While chore coats originated in late 19th-century France as practical uniforms for farmers, factory workers and laborers, Lee helped establish the style within American workwear.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Her philanthropic activities extended far beyond her own community to include Indigenous inmates, Chinese immigrants, and white laborers, along with countless other Angelenos.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of laborer

Noun

In new measures, the army said most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli West Bank settlements on Sunday and Monday, and crossings into Israel will remain closed until after Israel's elections on Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Crump also highlighted that Foster was accused of making a racially offensive remark to a co-worker days before the shooting, according to Mississippi Today.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of worker

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Safety begins with owners and boards and extends to every employee operating an attraction.

— Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
The proposal returned to the Baltimore County Council Tuesday, reigniting discussion over compensation for the county’s highest-ranking officials as some government employees continue pressing for higher pay.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of employee

Noun

In October, studio hirelings with sound cameras and recording devices descended on suburbs around Los Angeles and smaller southern California towns and asked voters to voice their political preferences.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
To pretend otherwise in the year 2024 is all-but to out oneself as a hireling.

— Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024

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