seaside dweller; coastal resident
Refers to a person who lives by the sea or in a coastal village; somewhat literary or old-fashioned in modern Japanese.
The seaside dwellers prepare for fishing on the beach every morning.
Compound of 浦 (ura, 'inlet, seashore') and 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing of ひと to びと. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for denoting inhabitants of a place.