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beacher

beacher

1 5.3
A person who often goes to beaches or a machine that pulls things onto the shore
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːtʃər/
: playense
  • The beacher group organized a cleanup event to keep the beach beautiful for everyone.
  • Palm Beacher

Examples

  • You could build an entire town, practically, out of the submissions from Long Beachers.

    Blog text (8)

  • Manual pollination is considered essential for commercial yield (Hussain et al. 1984) and it helps in improving the yield and quality (Beacher et al. 1999).

    Academic text (2014)

  • The Bocatorenean Beach Boys were not emulating the US artists when they chose their name; the name resembles the famous Bocatorenean combo Los Beachers.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Every summer, he becomes a regular beacher, enjoying the sun and surf at his favorite spot.

  • As a dedicated beacher, she visits the shoreline every weekend to relax and unwind.

Synonyms

beachgoer
vsbeacher
3 2.5

A person who goes to the beach to relax and enjoy the sun

includes both regular visitors and a device for bringing things onto the shore
beachcomber
vsbeacher
2 7.4

A person who lives or spends time on a beach looking for things washed up by the sea

means a regular visitor or a device rather than a live scavenger

Surface Forms

beacher singular
beachers plural

Morphology

beacher = beach (semi-transparent) = beach + er

The word is formed with the productive agentive suffix '-er', but the specialized device sense is not fully predictable from 'beach' alone.

Etymology

The word beacher comes from beach ('shore') plus the ending -er, which means 'one who' or 'a thing that' and appears in words like baker and driver. So a beacher is either a person who often goes to the shore or a tool that brings a boat or other things onto the shore.