beachcomber: Meaning and Definition of

beach•comb•er

Pronunciation: (bēch'kō"mur), [key]
— n.
  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.
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