Beachcomber
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbit͡ʃˌkoʊmɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Beachcomber is a noun meaning (nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
Meaning
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
More Meanings
- Any loafer around a waterfront.
- A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
- A long rolling wave of the sea.
Example Sentences
The society of beach-combers always repays the small pains you need be at to enjoy it. They are easy of approach and affable in conversation.
Now and again a wreck was to be seen, or a vessel left lonely and sad on a reef, her rigging dismantled and only waiting for beachcombers to come and break her up for the sake of her timber and old iron.
Word Forms
- beachcombers
- beach-comber
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beachkeeper, seasoner, beachboy, coaster, scrounger, hodad.
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