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

Recent Examples on the Web Many surfers and beachgoers park along Highway 1 and walk down the road to the beach to avoid paying. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024 The videos, which were posted by different users over the past week, bring up similar issues of public beach access as California beachgoers clash with property owners over who can be on the beach and where. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024 On the East Coast, some would-be beachgoers in Connecticut were turned away as parking at state parks filled to capacity, including a 2-mile (3 kilometer) stretch at Hammonasset Beach State Park, the state’s largest shoreline beach. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024 Two people were bitten by a shark, and beachgoers were cleared from the water, officials said. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for beachgoer 

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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 12 Oct. 2024.

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