Synonyms for swabber
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : swob-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɒb ər |
Top 10 synonyms for swabber Other synonyms for the word swabber
Définition of swabber
- As in sailor : noun person who travels by sea
- As in jack : noun sailor
- I'm afraid the sea is too cold for me this morning, Mr. Swabber.
- Extract from : « Mr. Punch at the Seaside » by Various
- There was no place on board for a 'waister,' a 'swabber,' longshoreman, or sea labourer.
- Extract from : « Merchantmen-at-Arms » by David W. Bone
- Under the swabber there was a temporary rate known as the liar.
- Extract from : « On the Spanish Main » by John Masefield
- For the duty even of a swabber, he does not consider himself too high, but washes the deck most delicately clean.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 » by Various
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