ALL meanings of beachcomber
beach·comb·er
B b - countable noun beachcomber A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use. 3
- noun beachcomber a person who searches shore debris for anything of worth, esp a vagrant living on a beach 3
- noun beachcomber (in British Columbia) a person who is paid for salvaging loose logs and returning them to logging companies 3
- noun beachcomber a long high wave rolling onto a beach 3
- noun beachcomber comber (sense 2) 3
- noun beachcomber a man who loafs on beaches or wharves, esp. on a South Sea island, living on what he can beg or find 3
- noun beachcomber a person who spends time on a beach looking for lost or discarded items, natural specimens, etc. that are useful or interesting 3
- noun beachcomber a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches. 1
- noun beachcomber a vagrant who lives on the seashore, especially a nonnative person living in such a way on a South Pacific island. 1
- noun beachcomber a long wave rolling in from the ocean onto the beach. 1
- noun beachcomber A vagrant who makes a living by searching beaches for articles of value and selling them. 1
- noun beachcomber scavenger: on beach 1
- noun beachcomber large wave 1
- noun beachcomber (nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others. 0
- noun beachcomber Any loafer around a waterfront. 0