beachcomber
See also: Beachcomber
English
Alternative forms
- beach-comber
Noun
beachcomber (plural beachcombers)
- A long rolling wave of the sea.
- (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
- A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
- Any loafer around a waterfront.
Translations
a seaman who hangs around port areas living off the charity of others
|
|
a loafer around a waterfront
|
|
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.