tanner

[tan-er] / ˈtæn ər /

NOUN

light brown

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beige brownish drab khaki

STRONG

biscuit bronze brown buff cream ecru gold natural olive saddle sand suntan umber

WEAK

leather-colored olive-brown tawny yellowish

Example Sentences

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Ms Eagle said she became suspicious after her stepdaughter, who also used a tanner, spotted a Facebook post from someone who said they had also suffered a bad reaction.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Bong has given the leader TV aspirations; the makeup team has given him orange tanner.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

But instead of working as a tanner, he decided to become a leather tailor, and in 1985 he opened his store and workshop, Leder Bensmann.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

He was also tanner and had shaved his head.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023

The girls armed themselves with sticks and small rocks, curling irons and bottles of tanner.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray