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bather

American  
[bey-ther] / ˈbeɪ ðər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that bathes.

  2. (used with a plural verb) bathers, a bathing suit.


Etymology

Origin of bather

1630–40; bathe + -er 1; -s 3

Example Sentences

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Despite the "significant concerns and objections" raised, the application did meet "the sole criterion for designation under the regulations, namely there is evidence of bather numbers", he said.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

A bather is just about as classic as an art motif gets.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023

She started out as a bather and worked her way through Grooming Academy before serving as a district trainer for eight years.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022

If only every intermittent bather had those instincts.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2021

She shrank as the bather on the verge of the stream shrinks, from the new sphere, the new home, the new duties on which the day must see her enter; and enter unsupported by love.

From Sophia A Romance by Weyman, Stanley John