beachcomber
beachcomber
1.
(Nautical) A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a Scotchman who was a beach-comber.
2.
a vagrant living on a beach.
3.
a person who searches along a beach for objects of value, such as lost objects or seashells.