swabber noun5 •One who swabs a floor or deck.The master, the swabber, the boatswain, and I, The gunner, and his mate, Lov'd Mall, Meg, and Marian, and Margery, But none of us car'd for Kate: […] — 1610 •(historical) An interior officer on British warships, responsible for seeing that the ship was kept clean. •An instrument for swabbing. •A baker's implement for cleaning ovens. •Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting in whist. formsswabbers