variants
also swabby
as in mariner
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the pirate captain cried, "Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!"
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Noun
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Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025 -
The immediate area near the crash site has been closed to mariners although the main traffic channel of the bay is open.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But why is this all-American team of highly accomplished sailors, generously funded with Tommy Hilfiger on board, struggling?—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The rebels have targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nicotine pouches are smokeless, spit-free, and free of harmful tar and combustion byproducts.—
Edgar Domenech,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from tar and gravel.—
Bay Area Home Report,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Another Thunderbolt 4 port joins an audio or headphone jack on the right side.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
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And the frame includes a pair of 2-watt speakers built in, as well as a headphone jack for private listening.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Flash back: The first Trump administration also cut navigator funding to $10 million per year.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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By this logic, the writer becomes a navigator exploring truth through lies, the real through the imaginary and vice versa, to reach the truth through lies, and this truth, if attained, must again be subjected to the test of lies or the imaginary to authenticate its truth or reality.—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Swabbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swabbie. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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