tannist

English

Etymology

From tan +‎ -ist.

Noun

tannist (plural tannists)

1. An employee at a tanning salon or someone who is similarly enthusiastic about tanning.
   • 1984, G. B. Trudeau, edited by Gloria Steinem, Doonesbury Dossier: The Reagan Years‎^[1], Holt, Rinehart and Winston, →ISBN:

     May 7 — Today top-seeded pro tannist Zonker Harris announced his retirement from competitive tanning..

   • 1986, Garry Trudeau, That's Doctor Sinatra You Little Bimbo‎^[2], illustrated edition, Abacus, →ISBN:

     IF YOU, A PROFESSIONAL TANNIST, WENT ON THE AIR AND URGED KIDS TO GET OUT OF TANNING, THE IMPACT COULD BE ENORMOUS!

   • 1993, G. B. Trudeau, The Portable Doonesbury‎^[3], illustrated edition, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 17:

     Ex-pro tannist. Duke's nephew, fan of rocker Jimmy Thudpucker.

   • 2011 September 1, Fran Lebowitz, Tales From A Broad: An Unreliable Memoir‎^[4], Monsoon Books, →ISBN:

     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!

   • 2017 November 14, Matt Lawton, “The Venue” (13:37 from the start), in Brooklyn Nine-Nine‎^[5], season 5, episode 6, spoken by Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg):

     All right, she's 19, from Daytona, and her job is "spray tannist."

   • 2021 June 22, Michael B. Montgomery, Jennifer K. N. Heinmiller, Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English‎^[6], illustrated edition, UNC Press Books, →ISBN:

     [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.]