Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sunbather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: sun-bather
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Inflected Forms

sunbathers (plural)

Phrases

sun bunny skinny dipping sun worshipper

Frequently Paired Words

sunbathing sun bunny aprication skinny dipping sun worshipper

Questions

What does sunbather mean?: A person who basks in the sun to get a tan.
Where does sunbather come from?: 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.

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