coastdwellers

noun
UK /ˈkəʊstˌdwɛləz/
US /ˈkoʊstˌdwɛlərz/

People who live near the sea.

The coastdwellers built their houses close to the beach.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Communities or groups settled along a shoreline.

Ancient coastdwellers traded fish for grain with inland tribes.

3. Animals or plants that live along the edge of the sea.

Crabs and shorebirds are common coastdwellers in this region.

4. People who prefer living by the ocean rather than inland.

As true coastdwellers, they could never imagine living far from the water.