English Explanatory Dictionary

beachcomber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
  2. Any loafer around a waterfront.
  3. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
  4. A long rolling wave of the sea.
name
  1. A retreat in Smiths Bay, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
  2. A private island, one of the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.

Pronunciation

/ˈbit͡ʃˌkoʊmɚ/

Word forms

beachcomber beachcombers beach-comber

Etymology

From beach + comber.

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