English

Alternative forms

• sun worshiper
• sun-worshipper

Noun

sun worshipper ‎(plural sun worshippers)

1. (literally) One who reveres the sun as a deity.
   • 1899, Robert Barr, "The Ambassador's Pigeons":

     Here Christian, or Jew, Sun-worshipper or Pagan implore their several gods unmolested.

2. (idiomatic) A person who enjoys exposure to sunlight; an avid sunbather.
   • 1901, Samuel Butler, Erewhon Revisited, ch. 21:

     "The light hurts you?" she said, for the sun was coming into the room. "Change places with me, I am a sun worshipper."

   • 1981 Jan. 11, "Stunning for Sunning," New York Times (retrieved 25 May 2015):

     A bikini . . . tends to slip and slide a bit in the surf. But for a die-hard sun worshipper, a two-piece suit is the next best thing to nothing at all.

   • 2010 Aug. 3, Denis Campbell, "Bottoms bring up the rear in suntan time trials," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 25 May 2015):

     Previous research by Rees has confirmed what sun worshippers already knew: that the upper back is much more likely to tan than the legs.