swabbie

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NOUN

jack

Synonyms

STRONG

bluejacket boater cadet diver jack-tar lascar marine mariner mate middy navigator pilot pirate salt seafarer seaman shipmate swab tar tarpaulin windjammer

WEAK

able-bodied sailor circumnavigator deck hand hearty midshipman/woman old salt sea dog sea person shellback swabber water dog yachter

NOUN

sailor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boater cadet diver marine pilot

STRONG

bluejacket jack lascar mariner mate middy navigator pirate salt seafarer shipmate swab tar tarpaulin windjammer

WEAK

able-bodied sailor circumnavigator deck hand hearty midshipman/woman old salt sea dog sea person shellback swabber water dog yachter

NOUN

seafarer

Synonyms

STRONG

bluejacket boater mariner mate middy pirate

WEAK

boatman/woman deck hand midshipman/woman old salt sailorman/woman sea dog seaman/woman yachtsman/woman

NOUN

seaman/woman

Synonyms

WEAK

bluejacket boater boatman/woman deck hand mariner mate middy midshipman/woman old salt pirate sailorman/woman sea dog seafarer yachtsman/woman

Example Sentences

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swabbie

A little water never bothered the old swabbie.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

“What’s it look like, swabbie? Making octopus stew.”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

My character was a swabbie on the pirate ship Zombie Charger, and he'd wound down while I'd been offline.

From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow