What does swabber mean?
Definitions for swabber
ˈswɒb ərswab·ber
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Swabbernoun
A sweeper of the deck.
Etymology: swabber, Dutch.
The master, the swabber, the boatswain and I,
Lov’d Mall, Meg, and Marrian, and Margery. William Shakespeare.Was any thing wanting to the extravagance of this degenerate age, but the making a tarpawlin and a swabber the hero of a tragedy. John Dennis.
Webster Dictionary
Swabberverb
to swab
Swabbernoun
one who swabs a floor or desk
Swabbernoun
formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean
Swabbernoun
same as Swobber, 2
Etymology: [D. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, G. schwabbern, Dan. svabre, Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
swabber
Formerly a petty officer on board ships of war, whose employment was to see that the decks were kept clean. Also, a man formerly appointed to use the swabs in drying up the decks. He was sometimes called ship's sweeper; more commonly captain of swabbers.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swabber in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swabber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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