the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing other specific things > [noun] > one who washes or wrings swabs
swab-wringer1821
swab-washer1836
1836 E. HowardRattlin xxvii Present that piece of paper..to the head swabwasher.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. BelcherSailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) The principal swab-washer, or captain of the head, in large ships.