bronzer

[ bron-zer ]

noun

1. a cosmetic ointment used to give the skin a tanned look.

bronzer

/ ˈbronzə /

noun

1. a cosmetic applied to the skin to simulate a sun tan

Word History and Origins

Origin of bronzer¹

bronze (v.) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

McGregor combs back his hair, slathers himself in bronzer, starts wearing dark sunglasses indoors and, practically overnight, becomes the human embodiment of ’70s excess.

From Time

Most guys on the street, she notes, can get away with just spot-concealing and bronzer.

From The Daily Beast

Lizy Mundy at The Atlantic investigates why the network's women wear so much bronzer they "looked like a female George Hamilton."

From The Daily Beast