swimsuit

[swim-soot]

noun

1. bathing suit.

swimsuit

/ ˈswɪmˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt /

noun

1. a woman's one-piece swimming garment that leaves the arms and legs bare

Word History and Origins

Origin of swimsuit¹

First recorded in 1925–30; swim + suit

Example Sentences

To their proponents, pageants are a training ground for young women to succeed in a world beyond the swimsuit competition.

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She digs through the scraps and dreams of making a swimsuit.

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Brown’s tour is called Breezy Bowl XX, and sells swimsuits as tour merchandise.

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Born Joan Constance Manning in Sydney on 28 December 1923, she worked as a swimsuit model and met Wayne Anderson, a US Army pilot, on Bondi Beach and married him soon after.

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Viewers and cast members known as “islanders” vote regularly to decide which contestants or couples must pack up their swimsuits and go home.

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Related Words

• bikini