beachcomber

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que vive na praia ou a frequenta habitualmente, muitas vezes como vagabundo ou como alguém que recolhe objetos trazidos pelo mar.

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.

   🇵🇹Vagabundo de praia

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Catador de praia

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