Definition of "swabbie" [swabbie]

• Slang A sailor. (noun)

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• "Keeping him as a swabbie is a dangerous waste though."
• "He was a soldier, a swabbie, a grunt, a pilot, learned it all for free from Uncle Sam and from people he'd hang with."
• "Any Navy swabbie can throw on a parachute harness and stand in front of a plane for a picture."