nudist

American  

[noo-dist, nyoo-] / ˈnu dɪst, ˈnju- /

noun

1. a person who advocates and engages in the practice of going nude, especially in places allowing mixed-gender groups.

   We nudists, naturists, and all who agree that we should be free to choose how to dress and undress, we need to make our voices heard.

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adjective

1. of, being, relating to, or for nudists or nudism.

   Those who like to savor sun and water the way nature intended can visit one of Finland’s many nudist beaches.

Etymology

Origin of nudist

nud(e) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

nudist

Since 2018 the 48-year-old has spun yarns including a Hollywood-style sign on a mountain to a nudist cold-water swimming club at a lake.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

For DePape, for example, many people online have pointed to his links to nudist movements to suggest that he adhered to liberal politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

DePape’s ex-girlfriend, Bay Area nudist activist Oxane “Gypsy” Taub, told the San Francisco Chronicle she met DePape in Hawaii in 2000.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

Cruz quoted the thread dismissing DePape as “a hippie nudist from Berkeley” with one word: “truth.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2022

Others claimed Los Alamos was home for pregnant military personnel—or possibly a nudist colony.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin