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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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