The correct answer is (A) 1. A person who frequents beaches and wharves to gather flotsam and jetsam for sale, especially a white person living in this manner in the South Pacific. 2. A vagrant who lives on the seashore. 3. A long wave that rolls onto the beach.

Examples of use:

• They authenticated his papers before considering his request for membership.
  
  
• Once her passport was authenticated, she was free to leave the airport.