coaster
/ˈkoʊ̯s.tɚ/ noun B2- A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
- A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
- A cow from the coastal part of Texas.
- A prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
Plural coasters
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Two months and a half elapsed in these trips, and Edmond had become as skilful a coaster as he had been a hardy seaman; he had formed an acquaintance with all the smugglers on the coast, and learned all the Masonic signs by which these half pirates recognize each other.
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