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beachcomber
beachcomber, originally a seaman who, not prepared to work, preferred to exist by hanging around ports and harbours and existing on the charity of others. It then became more generally accepted to describe any loafer around the waterfront, particularly in the Pacific Islands, who preferred a life of dolce far niente to work of any description. However, the continuing popularity of Confessions of a Beachcomber (1908), E. J. Banfield's description of life on Dunk Island off Australia's Queensland coastline, has latterly given the word a far more respectable meaning.
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"beachcomber." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "beachcomber." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-beachcomber.html "beachcomber." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-beachcomber.html |
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beachcomber
beach·comb·er / ˈbēchˌkōmər/ • n. 1. a vagrant who makes a living by searching beaches for articles of value and selling them. 2. a person who searches beaches for useful or interesting items. |
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"beachcomber." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "beachcomber." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-beachcomber.html "beachcomber." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-beachcomber.html |
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beachcomber
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•sixth-former • barnstormer
•aroma, carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, diploma, glaucoma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, sarcoma, soma
•beachcomber
•bloomer, boomer, consumer, Duma, humour (US humor), Nkrumah, perfumer, puma, roomer, rumour (US rumor), satsuma, stumer, Sumer, tumour (US tumor)
•zeugma • fulmar
•bummer, comer, drummer, hummer, midsummer, mummer, plumber, rummer, strummer, summa, summer
•latecomer • newcomer • agama
•welcomer
•astronomer, monomer
•ashrama • isomer • gossamer
•customer
•affirmer, Burma, derma, Irma, murmur, squirmer, terra firma, wormer
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"beachcomber." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "beachcomber." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-beachcomber.html "beachcomber." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-beachcomber.html |
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