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swimsuit

American  
[swim-soot] / ˈswɪmˌsut /

noun

  1. bathing suit.


swimsuit British  
/ ˈswɪmˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt /

noun

  1. a woman's one-piece swimming garment that leaves the arms and legs bare

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of swimsuit

First recorded in 1925–30; swim + suit

Example Sentences

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You know to turn the faucet in the bathroom off while rinsing out your swimsuit but something distracts you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

After changing into a swimsuit, Costantino enjoys-slash-endures an hourlong session alternating between the sauna and the cold tub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

Kristen Nuss was covered in sand, dulling her neon two-piece swimsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

Born Joan Constance Manning in Sydney on 28 December 1923, she worked as a swimsuit model and met Wayne Anderson, a US Army pilot, on Bondi Beach and married him soon after.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

“You’re all pasty white where your swimsuit covers you up,” she said, her head close to mine and her mouth huge and hollow, and begging for me to stuff hay into it, so I did.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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