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Beachcomber   Listen
noun
beachcomber  n.  (Written also beach-comber or beach comber)  (Naut.)
1.
A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean. "I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a Scotchman who was a beach-comber."
2.
A vagrant living on a beach.
3.
A person who searches along a beach for objects of value, such as lost objects or seashells.





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Words linked to "Beachcomber" :   vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond


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