BATHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bather mean? 

• BATHER (noun)
  The noun BATHER has 2 senses:

1. a person who travels through the water by swimming

2. a person who takes a bath

  Familiarity information: BATHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who travels through the water by swimming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bather; natator; swimmer

Context example:

he is not a good swimmer

Hypernyms ("bather" is a kind of...):

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bather"):

floater (a swimmer who floats in the water)

aquanaut; skin-diver (an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder)

surfboarder; surfer (someone who engages in surfboarding)

Derivation:

bathe (the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation)

bathe (swim for pleasure or recreation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who takes a bath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the bathers enjoyed the cool water

Hypernyms ("bather" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

bathe (cleanse the entire body)