swab

swab

noun

Definition of SWAB

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel <old swabs swapping sea stories as they spend their last days in the veterans' home>

Synonyms gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, mariner, navigator, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, shipman, swab, swabbie (also swabby) [slang], tar

Related Words coxswain, crewman, deckhand, shipmate; able-bodied seaman, able seaman, lubber; powerboater, sailboater; lime-juicer [slang], limey [slang]