swampbuster n. a person who converts swampland into farmland. Etymological Note: Patterned after “sodbuster.” Popularized by the “Swampbuster” provision of the 1985 Food Security Act, which provides for sanctions against clearing swamps in order to use them for agriculture. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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