Swamper

The term swamper may refer to:

• 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. e.g.:drainer