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What is the noun for beachcombing?

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beachcomber
  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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  4. Examples:
    1. “That this barefooted beachcomber should possess such high-sounding dignity was inconceivable.”
      “Interesting rock formations will delight the beachcomber who might even come across relics of prehistoric strandlopers.”
      “A rumbustious English beachcomber, Barker, has fetched up on its shores after half a lifetime at sea.”
beachcombing
  1. The action of a beachcomber
  2. Examples:
    1. “He'd bought an old double-ended fishboat called the Zowie, and they were going beachcombing, otherwise known as log salvaging.”
      “This section of southwest Oregon has many long, deserted stretches of sand, with storm-tossed shores good for beachcombing.”
      “And emergence from the water for a bit of beachcombing explains the strong pelvis.”
beachcombers
  1. plural of beachcomber
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  3. Examples:
    1. “During the nineteenth century there was an influx of European beachcombers, traders, planters, and missionaries.”
      “But there are no sharks today, only bewildered beachcombers, who start to scatter as we approach our beach landing strip.”
      “The beachcombers were able to gather and hide a rich harvest before the local magistrate learned of the Spanish wrecks and claimed the treasure in the Queen's name.”
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