What's the difference between stabber and swabber?
Stabber
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, stabs; a privy murderer.
(n.) A small marline spike; a pricker.
Example Sentences:
(1) The two witnesses were granted immunity from prosecution in return for their testimony against Jacobs, after police and prosecutors adopted a strategy known as "kickers and stabbers" as they sought convictions.
(2) Arab leaders have criticised Israeli police for being too quick to shoot stabbers instead of arresting them.
(3) At the time of writing, we still don’t quite know the motivations of the NYC bomber or the Minnesota stabber.
(4) He attacked him with a knife, stabbed several times, and attempted to take his weapon.” “The stabber escaped and after 200 metres from the scene of the attack he first came into contact with police forces.” Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been high in recent weeks, following last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip and increasing friction over a contested Jerusalem holy site.
Swabber
Definition:
(v. t.) To swab.
(n.) One who swabs a floor or desk.
(n.) Formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean.