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sunbather

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who basks in the sun to get a tan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I went to the beach to look at the sunbathers, at least some of whom went there to be looked at while they worked on their tans.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sunbathe Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sunbather From sunbathe + -er.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: solbader — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Danish: solbaderske — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Dutch: zonnebader — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Dutch: zonnebaadster — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • French: bronzeur — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • French: bronzeuse — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • German: Sonnenbader — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • German: Sonnenbaderin — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solbader — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solbaderske — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solbadar — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solbaderske — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Polish: plażowicz — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Polish: plażowiczka — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Swedish: solbadare — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Swedish: solbaderska — person who basks in the sun to get a tan
  • Turkish: güneşlenen — person who basks in the sun to get a tan