swabber

[ swob-er ]

/ ˈswɒb ər /

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noun

a person who uses a swab.

Slang. swab (def. 6).

a swab; mop.

Origin of swabber

1585–95; <Dutch zwabber; compare Middle Low German swabben to splash in water or filth

Words nearby swabber

SVS, SVT, SW, S.W.A., swab, swabber, swabby, Swabia, Swabian, swacked, swaddle

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Example sentences from the Web for swabber

Under the swabber there was a temporary rate known as the liar.
On the Spanish Main|John Masefield
I'm afraid the sea is too cold for me this morning, Mr. Swabber.
Mr. Punch at the Seaside|Various
For the duty even of a swabber, he does not consider himself too high, but washes the deck most delicately clean.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847|Various
There was no place on board for a 'waister,' a 'swabber,' longshoreman, or sea labourer.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for swabber

swabber

/ (ˈswɒbə) /

noun

a person who uses a swab

a device designed for swabbing

slang an uncouth fellow

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单词	swabber
释义	swabber [ swob-er ] / ˈswɒb ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swabber ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who uses a swab. Slang. swab (def. 6). a swab; mop. Origin of swabber 1585–95; <Dutch zwabber; compare Middle Low German swabben to splash in water or filth Words nearby swabber SVS, SVT, SW, S.W.A., swab, swabber, swabby, Swabia, Swabian, swacked, swaddle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swabber Under the swabber there was a temporary rate known as the liar. On the Spanish Main\|John Masefield I'm afraid the sea is too cold for me this morning, Mr. Swabber. Mr. Punch at the Seaside\|Various For the duty even of a swabber, he does not consider himself too high, but washes the deck most delicately clean. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847\|Various There was no place on board for a 'waister,' a 'swabber,' longshoreman, or sea labourer. Merchantmen-at-Arms\|David W. Bone British Dictionary definitions for swabber swabber / (ˈswɒbə) / noun a person who uses a swab a device designed for swabbing slang an uncouth fellow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swabber cadet, marine, pilot, boater, diver, swab, tarpaulin, mate, jack, seafarer, navigator, mariner, salt, pirate, bluejacket, shipmate, tar, windjammer, middy, lascar
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swabber

noun

Origin of swabber

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Example sentences from the Web for swabber

British Dictionary definitions for swabber

noun

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