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beachcomber

[ beech-koh-mer ]
/ ˈbitʃˌkoʊ mər /
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noun
a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
a vagrant who lives on the seashore, especially a nonnative person living in such a way on a South Pacific island.
a long wave rolling in from the ocean onto the beach.
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Origin of beachcomber

First recorded in 1830–40; beach + comber
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Words related to beachcomber

mariner, nomad, vagabond, breaker, crest, roller, surge, swell, tide, wave, deadbeat, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, goof-off, idler, lazybones, loafer, lounger, malingerer, ne'er-do-well

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British Dictionary definitions for beachcomber

beachcomber
/ (ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə) /
noun
a person who searches shore debris for anything of worth, esp a vagrant living on a beach
Canadian (in British Columbia) a person who is paid for salvaging loose logs and returning them to logging companies
a long high wave rolling onto a beach

Derived forms of beachcomber

beachcombing, noun
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