bronzer

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noun

A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan.

Similar
bronzing powder
OriginEnglish bronze ← French bronze ← Italian bronzo →
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Meanings

bronzer1

nounbronzer (plural bronzers)

plural bronzers

  1. A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan.

    Bronzers, you see, contain alcohol, which can't help but be drying to the skin.

    1981, Mario Badescu, Mario Badescu's Skin Care Program for Men
    2 more examples

    Some men were turning up with their faces covered with "bronzers" that made them look jaundiced, mottled terra cotta, or muddy brown.

    1984, Toni Stabile, Everything you want to know about cosmetics

    With his signature bronzer, Trump seems to be aiming for a weathered ruggedness, perhaps. He is playing the macho cowboy who just rode into town.

    2025 January 20, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Brimful of menace? Melania strikes sombre note at Trump inauguration”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

bronzer2

adjective
  1. comparativerarecomparative form of bronze: more bronze

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cosmetic powder that comes in various shades of brown, meant to create an impression of tanned skin.

Similar
bronzing powder
Broader
face powder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

bronzer · noun

  1. Latin*brundium?
  2. Latinbrandisium?
  3. Italianbronzo
  4. Frenchbronze
  5. Englishbronze
  6. Englishbronzer

From bronze (“to tan skin”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

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bronzer · adjective

  1. Latin*brundium?
  2. Latinbrandisium?
  3. Italianbronzo
  4. Frenchbronze
  5. Englishbronze
  6. Englishbronzer

From bronze + -er (comparative suffix).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans verbronser
  • verbronsercosmetic product
Dutch bronzer
  • bronzercosmetic product
French autobronzant
  • autobronzantcosmetic product
German Selbstbräuner
  • Selbstbräunercosmetic product
Irish donnaitheoir
  • donnaitheoircosmetic product
Polish bronzer
  • bronzercosmetic product
Portuguese bronzeador
  • bronzeadorcosmetic product
Cite this entry
APA

bronzer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronzer

MLA

“bronzer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronzer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronzer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronzer.

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