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beachcomber.

A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbit͡ʃˌkoʊmɚ/General-American
  1. A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.

  2. Any loafer around a waterfront.

  3. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.

  4. A long rolling wave of the sea.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach English comber English beachcomber From beach + comber.

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