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beachgoer

beachgoer

3 2.5
A person who goes to the beach to relax and enjoy the sun
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːtʃˌɡoʊər/
: playense
  • The local news reported that many beachgoers were enjoying a bonfire as the sun set over the horizon.
  • beachgoers and fishermen
  • warned beachgoers
  • watched over beachgoers

Examples

  • What were the beachgoers thinking when they left ten tons of garbage behind on the beach this Labour Day weekend?

  • Millions of Angelinos visit the beach on given weekends, and one study found that the majority of beachgoers come from outside the local Westside areas (Edgerton 1979, 54-55).

    Academic text (2005)
  • Another beachgoer has momentarily called him away.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Federal health officials say the Red Tide is not dangerous to beachgoers, but they recommend a shower after swimming.

  • My son decided to put up a lemonade stand for beachgoers on pretty much the hottest and most humid day of the summer.

    Blog text (32)
  • Guam is a mecca for beachgoers and scuba divers.

    Blog text (8)
  • Anyone strolling down the beach would see what looked like a relaxed, peaceful gathering of beachgoers—as all-American as apple pie.

    Blog text (29)
  • KCAL9 and CBS2 reporter Michele Gile spoke to a number of beachgoers who have had some scary and painful encounters.

    Blog text (13)
  • Even early in the season, however, scattered beachgoers lie on towels, surrounded by chairs, umbrellas, coolers, and other paraphernalia indicative of sun worship.

    Academic text (1994)
  • On a sunny Saturday, hundreds of beachgoers spread their towels on the sand, eager to relax by the ocean.

Synonyms

beacher
vsbeachgoer
1 5.3

A person who often goes to beaches or a machine that pulls things onto the shore

visits beaches for leisure often only occasionally

How Often

beachgoer
3 2.5
visitor
760 1.0

Surface Forms

beachgoer singular
beachgoers plural

Morphology

beachgoer = beach + goer (transparent) = beach + goer

Straightforward compound of 'beach' + 'goer'; meaning 'a person who goes to the beach' follows directly from the components.

Etymology

The word beachgoer is made from beach ('sandy shore') and goer ('someone who goes'), the same goer you see in moviegoer. So, a beachgoer is someone who goes to the beach for fun.