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What is a beachcomber?

What is a beachcomber? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
  2. Any loafer around a waterfront.
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He was wrecked on the Peruvian coast and became a beachcomber, and then got a berth in a whaler.
It was as if a beachcomber, having spent years collecting driftwood, had suddenly realized that the pieces made up a complete shipbuilding kit.
He slops around the lagoon like a beachcomber and hasn't brought in a decent specimen yet.
As my week dragged on the end slowly floated into sight, like a passing ocean liner appearing to a shipwrecked beachcomber.
I'll admit he's not exactly my style, but he's no beachcomber.
On calling the roll one dawn I found that The beachcomber was missing.

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