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head-swamper 
n. Hist. the supervisor of a gang of swampers (def. 1).
See also: swamper (def. 1)
- 1933 (1964) The "head-swamper" and his gang then cleared a bush road from the interior to the roll-way.
- 1961 The head-swamper or road-maker extended the roads into the forest as work progressed so teamsters could haul back to the roll-way.
- 1933 (1964) The "head-swamper" and his gang then cleared a bush road from the interior to the roll-way.