noun
bathers
Bathers (noun) means (chiefly Australian, informal) Swimming clothes; a swimsuit.
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(chiefly Australian, informal) Swimming clothes; a swimsuit.
"The bathers they wore looked sort of the same as now, but their hair was really different."
— Laurene Kelly, The Crowded Beach (2001)
"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."
— Lyn Aldred, Neptune's Fingers (2008)
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Etymology
An abbreviation of bathing suit.
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"bathers" (noun) means (chiefly Australian, informal) Swimming clothes; a swimsuit.