Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tannist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-nist
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An employee at a tanning salon or someone who is similarly enthusiastic about tanning.

Example Sentences

"May 7 — Today top-seeded pro tannist Zonker Harris announced his retirement from competitive tanning.."
"IF YOU, A PROFESSIONAL TANNIST, WENT ON THE AIR AND URGED KIDS TO GET OUT OF TANNING, THE IMPACT COULD BE ENORMOUS!"
"Ex-pro tannist. Duke's nephew, fan of rocker Jimmy Thudpucker."
"I think they're trying to figure me out, work out where I fit. New Yorker? Tourist? Tannist? I seem busy and heading somewhere without being dulled by routine or strung out on anxiety or wowed by the fact that I am in New York City, hot damn!"
"All right, she's 19, from Daytona, and her job is "spray tannist.""
"[1971 Krochmal et al. Medicinal Plants Appal 258 The bark has been used primarily because of its tannist content, which makes it a strong astringent.]"

Etymology

From tan + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tan

Inflected Forms

tannists (plural)

Questions

What does tannist mean?: An employee at a tanning salon or someone who is similarly enthusiastic about tanning.
Where does tannist come from?: From tan + -ist.

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