zwabber

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) a mop, implement for cleaning floors etc., especially aboard a vessel
2. (masculine) certain other nautical cleaning implements:
3. (masculine) certain other nautical cleaning implements:
4. (masculine, metonymically) a cabin-boy, least senior sailor (apprentice), as he (or they) must most often do chores like manning the mop
5. (masculine) a ship officer on the guard duty kuilwacht
6. (derogatory, masculine) an irresponsible person, notably:
7. (derogatory, masculine) an irresponsible person, notably:
8. (derogatory, masculine) an irresponsible person, notably:
9. (masculine) a dirty person
10. (masculine) a dirtbag
11. (masculine, metonymically) the tail of a fish or whale

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of zwabberen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of zwabberen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of zwabberen:

Synoniemen

boemelaar

brasser

losbol

zwierbol

zwijn

🐖

zwijnjak

sjap

wellusteling

Met koppelteken als

zwab‧ber

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈzʋɑ.bər/

Etymologie (Engels)

Probably the root of zwabben (from swabben 'to plod(der), drudge trough (filth)(y) (water)', cognate with to swab) + -er.