beachcomber

A noun referring to a person who lives on or frequents a beach, often as a vagrant or scavenger.

• 🇫🇷Personne qui vit sur la plage ou la fréquente assidûment, souvent sans domicile fixe, et qui cherche ou ramasse des objets rejetés par la mer.

1. Beach vagrant C1 informal

   A person who lives on or wanders along a beach, often searching for items of value or survival.

   • The old beachcomber collected driftwood and shells for his small hut.
   • He lived as a beachcomber, scavenging for food and treasures along the shore.
   • The novel tells the story of a lonely beachcomber on a tropical island.

   🇫🇷Chercheur d'épaves sur la plage

   Synonymes: driftervagrant

2. Beach scavenger B2 informal

   Someone who searches beaches for valuable or interesting items, such as shells, glass, or lost objects.

   • Tourists often act as beachcombers, looking for unique shells.
   • The beachcomber found a rare piece of sea glass.
   • Every morning, he would walk the shoreline as a dedicated beachcomber.

   🇫🇷Chercheur de trésors sur la plage

• beachcombers plural form
• beachcombers' possessive plural form
• beachcomber's possessive singular form