swamper

Example Sentences

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Before his nine-month stint as a “swamper,” assisting in the rigging up and down of drilling and auxiliary equipment at a well site, Smith was an actor, musician and playwright, with Brooklyn liberal politics to match.

From New York Times

I landed work as a swamper for a rig moving company.

From New York Times

A swamper is basically a rigger.

From New York Times

My mom, now, she weren’t no swamper, not even close.

From Literature

“Swamper? You serious? Didn’t think anybody still used that word.”

From Literature