Beachcomber
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Noun
beachcomber
(plural beachcombers)- (nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
- 1919, William Somerset Maugham, ,The society of beach-combers always repays the small pains you need be at to enjoy it. They are easy of approach and affable in conversation.
- Any loafer around a waterfront.