beachgoer

noun

beach·​go·​er ˈbēch-ˌgō-ər How to pronounce beachgoer (audio)
: a person who frequently goes to the beach

Examples of beachgoer in a Sentence

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At South Point Pier, beachgoers had to lift their knees to their chest to get through the seaweed lining the ocean on Wednesday. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025 However, with the latest addition to the ban, there's no debate on what beachgoers are allowed to smoke on the sand: nothing at all. Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 May 2025 The night before the Rio concert, the pop star surprised beachgoers on Copacabana by taking the stage for a rehearsal. Christopher Ulloa, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 Despite a longstanding ban on swimming in the area—where warm water from a nearby power plant attracts dozens of sharks between October and May—beachgoers continue to enter the sea, prompting police to close multiple beaches between Hadera and Netanya's Poleg Beach. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beachgoer

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beachgoer was in 1917

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“Beachgoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beachgoer. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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