bathers

noun

Etymology: Abbreviation of bathing suit.

1. plural of bather
2. A swimsuit; a bathing costume.

   “The bathers they wore looked sort of the same as now, but their hair was really different.”

   “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.”