BEACHCOMBER

Beachcomber

Beachcomber was the nom de plume used by two humorous columnists, D. B. Wyndham-Lewis and, chiefly, J. B. Morton as authors of the Daily Express column "By the Way" in the period 1919–1975. Two other authors have also used the name: Major John Bernard Arbuthnot MVO, the column's founder, and William Hartston, the current author of the column its revived form.

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beachcomber

Noun

  1. 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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