strandloper

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstrantˌlʊəpə/
(also strandlooper)

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'