comber UK /ˈkəʊmə/US /ˈkoʊmɚ/noun 3/ˈkɑmbɚ/ noun 1forms 1 noun3 •A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.The mighty combers crashed down with long echoing reverberations like the roar of great cannons, followed by the ominous swish of broken water rushing across the reef in mad clouds of foam and spray. — 1929 •A person who combs wool, etc. •A machine that combs wool, etc. comber UK /ˈkɒmbə/US /ˈkɑmbɚ/ noun1 •Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters. formscombers