swabbie

noun

swab·​bie ˈswä-bē 

variants or less commonly swabby

plural swabbies

slang

: swab sense 2b

Synonyms

• gob
• hearty
• jack
• jack-tar
• mariner
• navigator
• sailor
• salt
• sea dog
• seafarer
• seaman
• shipman
• swab
• tar

Examples of swabbie in a Sentence

the pirate captain cried, “Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!”

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above