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.