comber
noun
comb·er ˈkō-mər 
1
: one that combs
2
: a long curling wave of the sea
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach. 
Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019 Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout. Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019 Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout. Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1
comber
noun
as in curl
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- curl
- whitecap
- roller
- breaker
- surf
- riffle
- wavelet
- wave
- ground swell
- billow
- tidal wave
- ripple
- tsunami
- surge
- sea(s)
- swell