sunbather
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌbeɪðər/
:
tomador de sol
- The park was a popular spot, with many sunbathers lounging on the grass.
- topless sunbathers
- nude sunbather
- beaches for sunbathers
Examples
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Although it hadn't been crowded, there had been enough sunbathers poolside to make people-watching interesting.
Fiction book (1991) -
Beyond those boundaries, we were just like ordinary sunbathers.
Fiction book (1999) -
This crab army is master of the summer shore, at least until the sunbathers appear.
Academic text (1990) -
The setting sun's rays were reflecting off the water, and most of the sunbathers had headed home.
Fiction book (1993) -
In fact, the beachfront side of Rimini is a sunbather's haven.
Blog text (20) -
A little way off from the Reeds, sunbathers lie on yellow sand, browning their bodies.
Fiction book (1999) -
He watched from Suicide Point the late-afternoon sunbathers on Three Mile Beach, the evening windsurfers in the bay.
Fiction book (2000) -
On the Hotel Baia Turchese beach behind our small crowd of reporters, scantily clad sunbathers dip their Mediterranean toes in the Mediterranean Sea.
Academic text (2012) -
On a hot summer day, the beach was filled with sunbathers enjoying the sun.
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A group of sunbathers relaxed under umbrellas, soaking up the warm rays.
How Vulnerable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sunbather is made from sun and bathe, where bathe means 'to take a bath'. Think of someone 'bathing' in sunlight — that's why a sunbather is a person who lies in the sun to get a tan or enjoy the warmth.