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beachcomber 
1 n. North See quote.
- 1934 Hall had largely favored "beach-combers" as they were called, men who eked out an existence as trappers along the Arctic coast and lived with Eskimo women. . .
2 n. Lumbering, B.C. a crew member or owner of a small tugboat that collects logs broken loose from booms, getting a commission on each log returned to its owners.
- 1962 Buck fever cost an old beachcomber, living alone, a $20 bounty.
- 1965 At 35, [he] has worked as a lumberjack, fisherman, and beachcomber, salvaging logs from broken booms.
- 1934 Hall had largely favored "beach-combers" as they were called, men who eked out an existence as trappers along the Arctic coast and lived with Eskimo women. . .