Definition of Beachcamber
Beach" comb`er (&?;). A long, curling wave rolling in from
the ocean. See Comber. [Amer.]
Beach comber. [Written also beach-comber.]
(Naut.) A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who
loiters about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of the
Pacific Ocean.
I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a
Scotchman who was a beach-comber. F. T.
Bullen.
Beach comber. [Written also beach-comber.]
(Naut.) A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who
loiters about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of the
Pacific Ocean.
I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a
Scotchman who was a beach-comber. F. T.
Bullen.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others
- Any loafer around a waterfront
Beachcomber- A nom de plume used by a series of surrealist humorous columnist in the Daily Express newspaper
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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