beachcomber
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.
Origin of beachcomber
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How to use beachcomber in a sentence
“The upshot of this line of precedent is that government-authorized invasions of property — whether by plane, boat, cable, or beachcomber — are physical takings requiring just compensation,” he wrote.
Supreme Court strikes down Calif. regulation allowing union access to farmworkers on growers’ land | Robert Barnes | June 23, 2021 | Washington PostPeriwinkles can live in very deep water, but collecting them is mostly done by beachcombers around rocky shorelines and jetty areas in clean-water habitats during low tide.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHence the astonishment of Fufuti, which knew the ways of black recruits, when Karaki took the worthless beachcomber to his bosom.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellHe strolled into Mess one evening and mentioned quite casually that The beachcomber was in camp.
The beachcomber tugged his red moustache and laughed deprecatingly.
We wanted to lease a club that he had that was closed down, called the beachcomber, in a suburb of Dallas.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyHe began to talk of the performances of my little two-year-old, beachcomber; and after twenty minutes or so, he drifted away.
The Deluge | David Graham Phillips
British Dictionary definitions for beachcomber
/ (ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə) /
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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