Swabbers [noun]

Definition of Swabbers:

person who travels by sea

Synonyms of Swabbers:

● Cadet

● Marine

● Pilot

● Swab

● Tarpaulin

● Mate

● Jack

● Seafarer

● Navigator

● Mariner

● Salt

● Pirate

● Hearty

● Sea dog

● Boater

● Diver

● Bluejacket

● Shipmate

● Tar

● Windjammer

● Middy

● Lascar

● Able-bodied sailor

● Circumnavigator

● Deck hand

● Midshipman/woman

● Old salt

● Sea person

● Shellback

● Swabbie

● Water dog

● Yachter


Opposite/Antonyms of Swabbers:

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Sentence/Example of Swabbers:

I'm afraid the sea is too cold for me this morning, Mr. Swabber.

There was no place on board for a 'waister,' a 'swabber,' longshoreman, or sea labourer.

Under the swabber there was a temporary rate known as the liar.

For the duty even of a swabber, he does not consider himself too high, but washes the deck most delicately clean.