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bather|ˈbeɪðə(r)|
[f. bathe v. + -er1.]
†1. A bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath. Obs.
1636Healey Theophrast. 40 Turning to the Bather or Bath-keeper, saith, Sir, now I thanke you for nothing. 1813J. C. Hobhouse Journ. 537 The appearance of the bathers..is most disgusting; and it requires some practice to bear patiently the kneading of your limbs, etc.
2. One who takes a bath.
1716–8Lady Montague Lett. I. xxix. 94 What degree of warmth the bathers please to have. c1854Stanley Sinai & Pal. vii. (1858) 315 Most of the bathers keep within the shelter of the bank.
3. pl. Bathing trunks; a bathing suit. esp. Austral.
1945Baker Austral. Lang. ix. 183 Swimming costumes are known variously as togs, bathers. 1957‘N. Shute’ On Beach 3 You join us there for a swim. I could take the trailer and your bathers. 1965J. R. Stow Merry-go-round in Sea i. 23 His mother sat by the water, on a red towel, in blue bathers. 1966Southerly XXVI. 175 The girl wore a blouse over her bathers. 1968N. Marsh Clutch of Constables viii. 204 It was nothing, really... I'm a Sydneysider, don't forget, and I was in my bathers. |