beachcomber

noun

beach·comb·er ˈbēch-ˌkō-mər

plural beachcombers

: a person who searches along a shore (as for seashells, driftwood, or salable refuse)

dated : a non-Indigenous person (such as a European castaway or convict) living as a drifter or loafer especially on the islands of the South Pacific (such as Micronesia)

beachcomb

ˈbēch-ˌkōm

intransitive verb

beachcombed; beachcombing; beachcombs

Beachcombing for antique blue glass beads … —

Karl Luntta

My mother loved to beachcomb after high tide on stormy days … —

Motor Boating & Sailing

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Wally Wheeler, the beachcomber who had found Claire's body, started writing long, odd letters to her parents. —

Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024 Local beachcombers found a deep-sea angler fish known as the Pacific football fish just south of Cannon Beach, Oregon, which is around an hour and a half drive northwest of Portland, said the Seaside Aquarium in a Facebook post on May 18. —

Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 To its west, 73 miles of Pacific coastline lure beachcombers and cold-water surfers to its sandy shores and marine life lovers to its teaming tide pools. —

Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023 In May, beachcombers discovered a female deep-sea anglerfish washed up on the sand in Oregon. —

Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for beachcomber