zwabber

Meaning

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:

zwabberen

1. (intransitive, transitive) to clean with a mop
2. (figuratively, intransitive) to sway, swing
3. (figuratively, intransitive) to be inconsistent, vacillate (of decisions, policy)

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Concepts

mop

swab

carouser

guzzler

swob

Swabia

Synonyms

boemelaar

brasser

losbol

zwierbol

zwijn

🐖

zwijnjak

sjap

wellusteling

Translations

bambocheur

Wüstling

esfregão

paspas

debochado

Mopp

radazza

مِمْسَحَة

lavapavimenti

crapuloso

vadrouille

torchon

Schwelger

serpillière

Mop

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzʋɑ.bər/

Etymology

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