Nudist
/ˈnjuːdɪst/noun
A person who practices nudism, especially as a lifestyle or social philosophy.
Did you know?The modern word *nudist* is built from Latin *nudus* (“naked”), the same root behind *nude* and *denude*, and it entered English in the late 19th to early 20th century as organized nudism emerged.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneu-
“to strip off, peel off”
Latin
Latin
nudus
“naked, bare, stripped”
Late Latin
Latin
nudare
“to make naked, strip bare”
19th Century
English
nudism
“the practice or doctrine of going unclothed”
Early 20th Century
English
nudist
“a person who advocates or practices nudism”