英语词汇“beachcomber”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	beachcomber
释义	Trends of beachcomber View usage for: beachcomber (biːtʃkoʊməʳ) also beach-comber Word forms: plural beachcombers countable noun A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use. Synonyms: scavenger, wanderer, tramp, forager More Synonyms of beachcomber beachcomber in British English (ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə) noun 1. a person who searches shore debris for anything of worth, esp a vagrant living on a beach 2. Canadian (in British Columbia) a person who is paid for salvaging loose logs and returning them to logging companies 3. a long high wave rolling onto a beach beachcomber in American English (ˈbitʃˌkoumər) noun 1. a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches 2. a vagrant who lives on the seashore, esp. a nonnative person living in such a way on a South Pacific island 3. a long wave rolling in from the ocean onto the beach Word origin [1830–40; beach + comber] Examples of 'beachcomber' in a sentence beachcomber I have always, if you must know, wanted to be a beachcomber. Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1) (1997) There remained a chance that Foden was not actually flotsam himself but the decrepit beachcomber who'd learned to value it. Curzon, Clare THE QUEST FOR K (1997) "What I have in mind is closer to beachcomber 's stew," she admitted. Elizabeth Lowell A WOMAN WITHOUT LIES (1997) (noun) in the sense of scavenger Definition a person who searches shore debris for anything of worth Beachcombers will note creeping vines beside the beach. Synonyms scavenger scavengers such as rats wanderer Her father, a restless wanderer, abandoned the family. tramp forager loafer vagrant He lived on the street as a vagrant. scrounger vagabond He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food. Additional synonyms in the sense of tramp Definition a homeless person who travels about on foot, living by begging or doing casual work Synonyms vagrant, bum (informal), derelict, drifter, down-and-out, hobo (US), vagabond, bag lady, dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang) in the sense of vagabond Definition a person who travels from place to place and has no fixed home or job He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food. Synonyms vagrant, tramp (old-fashioned), bum (informal), drifter, migrant, rolling stone, wanderer, beggar, outcast, rover, nomad, itinerant, down-and-out, hobo (US), bag lady, wayfarer, dosser (British, slang), knight of the road, person of no fixed address, derro (Australian, slang) in the sense of vagrant Definition a person who moves from place to place and has no regular home or job He lived on the street as a vagrant. Synonyms drifter, tramp (old-fashioned), bum (informal), vagabond, rolling stone, wanderer, beggar, derelict, itinerant, down-and-out, hobo (US), bag lady, dosser (British, slang), pikey (British, slang), bird of passage, person of no fixed address, derro (Australian, slang) Nearby words of beachcomber be vain be worthy of beach beachcomber beached beacon bead Synonyms of 'beachcomber' beachcomber Explore 'beachcomber' in the dictionary
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