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beachcomber

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beach⋅comb⋅er

[beech-koh-mer]
–noun
1. a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
2. a vagrant who lives on the seashore, esp. a nonnative person living in such a way on a South Pacific island.
3. a long wave rolling in from the ocean onto the beach.

Origin:
1830–40; beach + comber
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beach·comb·er   (bēch'kō'mər)   
n.  
  1. One who scavenges along beaches or in wharf areas.

  2. A seaside vacationer.

beach'comb' (bēch'kōm') v.
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