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A lumper is a worker who unloads semi-trucks at warehouses.
Terminology
[edit]The term lumper originated in Hull, England in reference to the casual employment of dock workers to "work on the lump" to unload ships for a "lump" payment.[1] With in the United States, the term lumper had evolved by the 1980s to to refer to unloaders serving motor carriers.[2]
Lumpers are also referred to as "swampers," "humpers," "house men," "gypsy chasers," or "big boys".[2]
History
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Davies, Sam (2017-09-29). "The history of Hull dockers, c. 1870-1960". Dock Workers. Taylor & Francis. pp. 180–212. doi:10.4324/9781315257501-9. ISBN 978-1-315-25750-1. Archived from the original on 2025-05-12.
- ^ a b Allen, Benjamin J., Richard F. Poist, Jack H. Blanshan, Carol J. Thompson, and Deborah A. Johnson. "Contemporary Lumping Practices in the United States: A Status Report." Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy 64, no. 1 (Fall 1996): 35–60.