swabbie
noun
swab·bie ˈswä-bē 
variants or less commonly swabby
plural swabbies
slang
: swab sense 2b
Synonyms
- gob
- hearty
- jack
- jack-tar
- mariner
- navigator
- sailor
- salt
- sea dog
- seafarer
- seaman
- shipman
- swab
- tar
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Example Sentences
the pirate captain cried, “Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!”
Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
swabbie
noun
variants also swabby
as in mariner
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel the pirate captain cried, "Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!" Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mariner
- sailor
- tar
- seaman
- navigator
- swab
- jack
- seafarer
- shipman
- salt
- shipmate
- hearty
- gob
- sea dog
- crewman
- deckhand
- lubber
- jack-tar
- coxswain
- able seaman
- limey
- lime-juicer
- able-bodied seaman
- powerboater
- sailboater
