beachcomber

== English == === Alternative forms === beach-comber === Etymology === From beach +‎ comber. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbit͡ʃˌkoʊmɚ/ === Noun === beachcomber (plural beachcombers) (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. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast. A long rolling wave of the sea. ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: bietser (“scrounger”) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “beachcomber”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.