bathers

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of bathing suit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bathers

1. plural of bather
2. (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia) A swimsuit; a bathing costume.

   Synonyms: budgie smugglers, cozzie, Speedos

   • 2001, Laurene Kelly, The Crowded Beach‎^[1], page 10:

     The bathers they wore looked sort of the same as now, but their hair was really different.

   • 2008, Lyn Aldred, Neptune's Fingers‎^[2], page 10:

     No one here wore bathers. Both boys wore their homemade underpants, the brand name, ‘Sydney Flour’, emblazoned across the back, as old flour bags were not wasted, but recycled.

   • 2009, Jacqueline Ann Wharton, Freedom Through Adversity: Ten Steps to Overcoming a Troubled Mind‎^[3], page 69:

     I was looking at a pair of bathers to buy and talking about the life of the bathers and how to extend their life.

Anagrams

• bashert, berthas, betrash, breaths