tanner

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a person who applies a tan to someone's skin, often using a spray.

n. a professional who applies cosmetic tanning products, such as spray tans, to a client's skin.

“She visited a professional tanner to get a healthy glow before her wedding.”

“The salon hired an experienced tanner who specialised in achieving a natural-looking finish without the streaks common in DIY applications.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun British English · Archaic · Informal

n. a slang name for an old British coin worth six pence.

n. a colloquial term for the pre-decimal British sixpence coin.

“My grandfather told me he could buy a lot of sweets for a tanner when he was a boy.”

“The term tanner remained in common usage until decimalisation in 1971 rendered the old sixpence obsolete in daily commerce.”