bather
Americannoun
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bathers
plural
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a person or thing that bathes.
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(used with a plural verb) bathers, a bathing suit.
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Origin of bather
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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
Every few minutes, a bather walked into the chilly lake, then scurried, shivering, back toward the hot pools.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
If only every intermittent bather had those instincts.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2021
Into the contraption they went, whereupon the bather could change into a swimsuit and be wheeled into the ocean to take a plunge unobserved by leering eyes.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2018
On the other hand, the whole of the little town, Kohol with all the Jewish authorities and the bather and the grave-digger, trembled before the lunatic, closed door and window at his approach.
From Stories and Pictures by Isaac Loeb Peretz
When I attended the sound bath, about 100 people filled the hall and Whitmore opened the meditation by asking how many new sound bathers were here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
In order to be designated as a bathing site the location must meet specific criteria including the number of bathers who use the site and whether there are nearby toilet facilities.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
His paintings of erupting fountains, spurting fireworks and splashing bathers make you feel a cool summer breeze in the middle of a packed fair space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
With its spectacular white formations rounded by erosion, the so-called 'moon beach' has bathers packed tighter than an astronaut's suit during summertime.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
County officials say they eliminated the springs out of concern that bathers might become gravely ill from virulent microbes thought to flourish in the thermal pools.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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