1. a large wave that breaks on a shore or reef
Usage: nautical
2. a person or machine that combs fibers such as wool or cotton
Usage: textile industry

Examples

• The surfers watched the massive combers roll toward the beach.
• White combers crashed against the rocky coastline.
• The lighthouse warned ships of dangerous combers near the reef.
• The textile mill employed several combers to prepare the wool.
• The comber carefully aligned the cotton fibers before spinning.
• Large combers made it unsafe for small boats to approach the harbor.