bather
Americannoun
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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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He’s a bather in a Bruckner ocean, the waves rolling over him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
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
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
The longstanding problem has worsened in recent years, and Coronado’s Central Beach was closed to bathers on 129 days in 2025 because of unsafe bacteria levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Bob Thompson’s 1960 scene of bathers apes Cezanne and Monet while deploying an even more vibrant palette than those Frenchmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
Millions of customers, surfers and bathers have joined a chorus that former pop star Feargal Sharkey has been singing for years - that the sector is a “chaotic shambles”.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
When the voices of the bathers were heard ap-proaching, Robert said goodnight She did not answer him.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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