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strandloper

Pronunciation: /ˈstrantˌlʊəpə/

(also strandlooper)
Definition of strandloper

noun

  • 1 (Strandloper) a member of a Khoisan people who lived on the southern shores of southern Africa from prehistoric times until the second millennium ad.
  • 2South African a person who collects items on the shore; a beachcomber.

Origin:

Afrikaans, from strand 'seashore' + loper 'runner'

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