beachcomber

Definition of beachcomber

	1.	(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.
	2.	a vagrant living on a beach.
	3.	a person who searches along a beach for objects of value, such as lost objects or seashells.

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