2 entries under this word

Swabber

Swab'ber, n.

noun

(swŏb'ber), n. [From swab, D. zwabber, Ger. schwabberer.]

  1. One who uses a swab to clean a floor or deck.
  2. An inferior officer on board of ships of war, whose business it is to see that the ship is kept clean.

Swab'ber, v. t.

verbtransitive

To swab. [Rare.]