beachcombern.

Brit.

/ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə/, U.S.

/ˈbitʃˌkoʊmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: beach n., comber n.¹

Etymology: < beach n. + comber n.¹ Compare later beachcomb v.

a. Chiefly depreciative. A drifter or vagrant who lives, or spends large amounts of time, on the seashore, often scavenging for items to sell or looking to pick up casual employment.Originally applied to settlers on the islands of the Pacific.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp

harlot?c1225

raikera1400

vacabond1404

vagrant1444

gangrela1450

briber?c1475

palliard1484

vagabondc1485

rogue1489

wavenger1493

hermit1495

gaberlunzie1508

knight of the field1508

loiterer1530

straggler1530

runagate1534

ruffler1535

hedge-creeper1548

Abraham man1567

cursitor1567

runner1567

walker1567

tinker1575

traveller1598

Tartar1602

stravagant1606

wagand1614

Circumcellion1623

meechera1625

hedge-bird1631

gaberlunzie man1649

tramp1664

stroller1681

jockey1685

bird of passage1717

randy1724

tramper1760

stalko1804

vagabondager1813

rintherout1814

piker1838

pikey1838

beachcomber1840

roadster1851

vagabondizer1860

roustabout1862

bum1864

migratory1866

potter1867

sundowner1868

vag1868

walkabout1872

transient1877

Murrumbidgee whaler1878

rouster1882

run-the-hedge1882

whaler1883

shaughraun1884

heather-cat1886

hobo1889

tussocker1889

gay cat1893

overlander1898

stake-man1899

stiff1899

bindle-stiff1900

dingbat1902

stew-bum1902

tired Tim (also Timothy)1906

skipper1925

Strandlooper1927

knight of the road1928

hobohemian1936

plain turkey1955

scrub turkey1955

derro1963

jakey1988

crusty1990

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xix. 177 In the twinkling of an eye I was transformed from a sailor into a ‘beach-comber’ and a hide-curer.

1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. I. xi. 339 Idle, drunken, vagabond..he wanders about without any fixed object, cannot get employed by the whaler or any one else, as it is out of his power to do a day's work; and he is universally known as the ‘beach-comber’.

1859 A. S. Thomson Story of N.Z. I. ii. iii. 297 The Pakeha Maori must not be confounded with the idlers and beach-combers who loitered about Kororareka.

1926 C. Van Vechten in E. Bernard Remember me to Harlem (2001) 330 He became a beach-comber in Genoa.

2021 Sci. Fiction Stud. 48 243 The novella..is a Pacific tale focusing on the miserable activities of three English-speaking beachcombers.

b. A person who walks along a beach looking for valuable or interesting items that have washed up on the shore.

ΚΠ

1957 Woman's Day (N.Y.) July 3/2 Be sure baby is umbrella-sheltered and keep an eye on toddling beachcombers.

1959 L. Lipton Holy Barbarians i. 39 He looked more like one of those beachcomber Nature Boy health freaks than a real hipster.

1990 Connecticut Environment July 18/1 Beaches offer relaxation and pleasure to swimmers, sunworshippers, picnickers, birders, and beachcombers.

2013 Fishing News 5 Apr. 23/3 Ernie has always been a beachcomber and has dragged home many such finds from nearby beaches.

2. A long wave that rolls on to the shore.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [noun] > swelling or surging wave

swelling1387

jaw1513

surge1530

roll1535

brimmer1652

roller1829

beachcomber1859

1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) 25 Beach-combers, a long wave rolling in from the ocean.

1971 E. V. DaRoy in G. H. Abad Upon our own Ground (2008) 408 She stops and listens to the beachcomber wave drop and foam gather its scallops.

2011 G. Falkovich Fluid Mech. iii. 121 Why is it that a beachcomber (a long water wave rolling upon the beach) usually comes to the coast being almost parallel to the coastline even when the wind blows at an angle?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	beachcomber
释义	beachcombern. Brit. /ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə/, U.S. /ˈbitʃˌkoʊmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: beach n., comber n.¹ Etymology: < beach n. + comber n.¹ Compare later beachcomb v. 1. a. Chiefly depreciative. A drifter or vagrant who lives, or spends large amounts of time, on the seashore, often scavenging for items to sell or looking to pick up casual employment.Originally applied to settlers on the islands of the Pacific. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp harlot?c1225 raikera1400 vacabond1404 vagrant1444 gangrela1450 briber?c1475 palliard1484 vagabondc1485 rogue1489 wavenger1493 hermit1495 gaberlunzie1508 knight of the field1508 loiterer1530 straggler1530 runagate1534 ruffler1535 hedge-creeper1548 Abraham man1567 cursitor1567 runner1567 walker1567 tinker1575 traveller1598 Tartar1602 stravagant1606 wagand1614 Circumcellion1623 meechera1625 hedge-bird1631 gaberlunzie man1649 tramp1664 stroller1681 jockey1685 bird of passage1717 randy1724 tramper1760 stalko1804 vagabondager1813 rintherout1814 piker1838 pikey1838 beachcomber1840 roadster1851 vagabondizer1860 roustabout1862 bum1864 migratory1866 potter1867 sundowner1868 vag1868 walkabout1872 transient1877 Murrumbidgee whaler1878 rouster1882 run-the-hedge1882 whaler1883 shaughraun1884 heather-cat1886 hobo1889 tussocker1889 gay cat1893 overlander1898 stake-man1899 stiff1899 bindle-stiff1900 dingbat1902 stew-bum1902 tired Tim (also Timothy)1906 skipper1925 Strandlooper1927 knight of the road1928 hobohemian1936 plain turkey1955 scrub turkey1955 derro1963 jakey1988 crusty1990 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xix. 177 In the twinkling of an eye I was transformed from a sailor into a ‘beach-comber’ and a hide-curer. 1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. I. xi. 339 Idle, drunken, vagabond..he wanders about without any fixed object, cannot get employed by the whaler or any one else, as it is out of his power to do a day's work; and he is universally known as the ‘beach-comber’. 1859 A. S. Thomson Story of N.Z. I. ii. iii. 297 The Pakeha Maori must not be confounded with the idlers and beach-combers who loitered about Kororareka. 1926 C. Van Vechten in E. Bernard Remember me to Harlem (2001) 330 He became a beach-comber in Genoa. 2021 Sci. Fiction Stud. 48 243 The novella..is a Pacific tale focusing on the miserable activities of three English-speaking beachcombers. b. A person who walks along a beach looking for valuable or interesting items that have washed up on the shore. ΚΠ 1957 Woman's Day (N.Y.) July 3/2 Be sure baby is umbrella-sheltered and keep an eye on toddling beachcombers. 1959 L. Lipton Holy Barbarians i. 39 He looked more like one of those beachcomber Nature Boy health freaks than a real hipster. 1990 Connecticut Environment July 18/1 Beaches offer relaxation and pleasure to swimmers, sunworshippers, picnickers, birders, and beachcombers. 2013 Fishing News 5 Apr. 23/3 Ernie has always been a beachcomber and has dragged home many such finds from nearby beaches. 2. A long wave that rolls on to the shore. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [noun] > swelling or surging wave swelling1387 jaw1513 surge1530 roll1535 brimmer1652 roller1829 beachcomber1859 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) 25 Beach-combers, a long wave rolling in from the ocean. 1971 E. V. DaRoy in G. H. Abad Upon our own Ground (2008) 408 She stops and listens to the beachcomber wave drop and foam gather its scallops. 2011 G. Falkovich Fluid Mech. iii. 121 Why is it that a beachcomber (a long water wave rolling upon the beach) usually comes to the coast being almost parallel to the coastline even when the wind blows at an angle? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1840
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