beachcomber

See also: Beachcomber

English

Alternative forms

• beach-comber

Etymology

From beach +‎ comber.

Noun

beachcomber (plural beachcombers)

1. A long rolling wave of the sea.
2. (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.

3. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
4. Any loafer around a waterfront.

Translations

a seaman who hangs around port areas living off the charity of others

• French: batteur de grève m
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• German: Strandräuber m

a loafer around a waterfront

• German: Strandfaulenzer m
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• Manx: ronseyder traie m