Beachcomber

Word BEACHCOMBER
Character 11
Hyphenation beachcomber beach comb er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Beachcomber"

What do we mean by beachcomber?

One who scavenges along beaches or in wharf areas. noun

A seaside vacationer. noun

A long wave rolling in from the ocean. Bartlett. U. S. noun

A seafaring man, generally of vagrant and drunken habits, who idles about the wharves of seaports: used most frequently in countries bordering on the Pacific ocean. noun

A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See comber.

A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean.

A vagrant living on a beach.

A person who searches along a beach for objects of value, such as lost objects or seashells.

A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others. noun

Any loafer around a waterfront. noun

A vagrant living on a beach noun

A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.

Any loafer around a waterfront.

A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.

A long rolling wave of the sea.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Beachcomber

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The word "beachcomber" in example sentences

Harris, the beachcomber, is searching for his descendants, to whom she would like to give her finds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So a new idea was born, sometimes called the "beachcomber express," in which the first ex-Africans were seashore dwellers who spread rapidly around the coast of the Indian Ocean, showing an unexpected skill at seafaring to reach Australia across a strait that was at least 40 miles wide. ❋ Matt Ridley (2012)

One of them was a runaway sailor, who had been living on the island several years (such being termed a beachcomber), a Portuguese, and six Kanakas, as the natives are called. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

Pay attention. dub the beachcomber: Big Kahuna, I haven't heard anything about Pinto or the other reliever whose name escapes me, that the cards picked up recently. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I don't see it, which means TLR may announce next week his plans to audition Craig at the position next spring. dub the beachcomber: wave master, we have too many outfielders and the braves are looking for one. they have lots of pitching. do you see a match up? which card outfielder is most expendable and what caliber player could they bring? thanks joe ❋ Unknown (2010)

Joe Strauss: LaRue's injury virtually demands a suspension for Cueto. dub the beachcomber: Joe, this won't be popular but the way I saw the brawl and the Cueto incident was that Cueto was backed up against the railing and panicked and began kicking. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After they are settling in, and Carey is recovering well, a "beachcomber", who reckons he is king of these islands, makes his appearance with a retinue of aborigines. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

Despite an aggressive PR campaign throughout the summer funded by BP, which included national ads and star-studded concerts including no less than beachcomber Jimmy Buffet (who subsequently was ridiculed by locals for ignoring the toxic conditions to turn a buck) and with presidential visits encouraging people to come on down to vacation, play and eat seafood (which was contaminated); the summer of 2010 never happened. ❋ Jerry Cope (2010)

"It was the tale of this old beachcomber that brought us here," he explained. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I took you for a thieving beachcomber, and not for a really intelligent pirate and murderer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Although I read German -- desperately, like a beachcomber sifting sand on a bad day -- even I could make out the tone. ❋ Jan Herman (2011)

By what right did this ragged beachcomber, in dungaree trousers and a cotton shirt, suggest such a thing as peace and content to him and his overwrought, exhausted soul? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since when has Fitu-Iva come to be run by a Levuka beachcomber? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The evidence for this "beachcomber express" is chiefly genetic. ❋ Matt Ridley (2011)

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