beachcomber
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Noun [edit]
beachcomber (plural beachcombers)
- (nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 46
- The society of beach-combers always repays the small pains you need be at to enjoy it. They are easy of approach and affable in conversation.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 46
- Any loafer around a waterfront.
Translations [edit]
a seaman who hangs around port areas living off the charity of others
a loafer around a waterfront
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