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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; cf. -s 3

Example Sentences

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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

How we got over the hedges I don't know; I can only remember plunging through them, regardless of scratches and tumbles, as a bather might through a breaking wave.

From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Avery, Harold

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