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beachboy

American  
[beech-boi] / ˈbitʃˌbɔɪ /

noun

  1. a male attendant or swimming instructor at a beach.


Etymology

Origin of beachboy

First recorded in 1935–40; beach + boy

Example Sentences

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The Scarlet Ruse and The Turquoise Lament are the 14th and 15th installments of MacDonald's serially published dream manual about the beachboy Hamlet, Travis McGee.

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Of course Alice falls in love with Charles; he is, after all, a man-child of nature who walks like an Italian beachboy.

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Hugh O'Brian, who is supposed to be a former astronaut, stars as the agent in half the episodes, while Tony Franciosa, an ex-detective, and Doug McClure, an overweight, overage beachboy, split the rest.

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Two current examples come from American International, the studio that perfected the beachboy epic.

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Joseph, played with spirit if not much conviction by Bill Hutton, is a blond beachboy in shorts and a cutoff shirt.

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