"beachkeeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beachkeepers [plural]
Etymology: From beach + keeper. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|beach|keeper}} beach + keeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} beachkeeper (plural beachkeepers)
  1. One whose job is to control access to and maintain a beach.
    Sense id: en-beachkeeper-en-noun-nDADd93B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: beachkeepers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of beach + peacekeeper Etymology templates: {{blend|en|beach|peacekeeper}} Blend of beach + peacekeeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} beachkeeper (plural beachkeepers)
  1. (derogatory) A soldier on a peacekeeping mission who spends a lot of time at the beach. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-beachkeeper-en-noun-6YvKxTm6 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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