beachcomber

[ beech-koh-mer ]

/ ˈbitʃˌkoʊ mər /

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noun

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

First recorded in 1830–40; beach + comber

Words nearby beachcomber

beachbag, beachball, beachboy, beach buggy, beach bum, beachcomber, beach crab, beach drift, beacher, beach face, beach flea

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Example sentences from the Web for beachcomber

He 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
They followed the path, and a moment later caught a fleeting glimpse of the beachcomber.
Voice from the Cave|Mildred A. Wirt
“Hold hard,” cried the beachcomber, when the bottom was nearly reached.
King o' the Beach|George Manville Fenn
He was wrecked on the Peruvian coast and became a beachcomber, and then got a berth in a whaler.
The Frozen Pirate|W. Clark Russell

The Beachcomber tugged his red moustache and laughed deprecatingly.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 16, 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for beachcomber

beachcomber

/ (ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə) /

noun

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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单词	beachcomber
释义	beachcomber [ beech-koh-mer ] / ˈbitʃˌkoʊ mər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beachcomber ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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 First recorded in 1830–40; beach + comber Words nearby beachcomber beachbag, beachball, beachboy, beach buggy, beach bum, beachcomber, beach crab, beach drift, beacher, beach face, beach flea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beachcomber He 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 They followed the path, and a moment later caught a fleeting glimpse of the beachcomber. Voice from the Cave\|Mildred A. Wirt “Hold hard,” cried the beachcomber, when the bottom was nearly reached. King o' the Beach\|George Manville Fenn He was wrecked on the Peruvian coast and became a beachcomber, and then got a berth in a whaler. The Frozen Pirate\|W. Clark Russell The Beachcomber tugged his red moustache and laughed deprecatingly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 16, 1919\|Various British Dictionary definitions for beachcomber beachcomber / (ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə) / noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to beachcomber vagabond, nomad, waster, wanderer, malingerer, slouch, lazybones, good-for-nothing, wastrel, idler, deadbeat, do-nothing, slacker, sluggard, shirker, lounger, goof-off, sponger, ne'er-do-well, rover
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beachcomber

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