Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Swabber \Swab"ber\, v. t.
   To swab. [R.]

Swabber \Swab"ber\, n. [D. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, G.
   schwabbern, Dan. svabre, Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.]
   1. One who swabs a floor or desk. --Shak.

   2. (Naut.) Formerly, an interior officer on board of British
      ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship
      was kept clean.

   3. Same as {Swobber}, 2.