Associations to the word «Beachcomber»

Wiktionary

BEACHCOMBER, noun. (nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
BEACHCOMBER, noun. Any loafer around a waterfront.
BEACHCOMBER, proper noun. A town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia.
BEACHCOMBER, proper noun. One of the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.

Dictionary definition

BEACHCOMBER, noun. A vagrant living on a beach.

Wise words

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