释义 |
beach·comb·er \-mə(r)\ noun (-s) 1. : a casual often in So. Pacific areas who may ship as a short-haul sailor or engage in short-term work or irregular ventures in coastal areas ashore 2. a. : a disreputable unemployed or derelict seaman : a drifter or loafer usually along the seacoast; especially : a white man (as an American or Britisher) leading a bum's existence in the So. Pacific b. : a seashore lounger or vacationist c. : a hanger-on in Bohemian circles 3. : one who searches along a shore for worthwhile flotsam, refuse, or specimens; sometimes : wrecker |