tannist

noun

1. An employee at a tanning salon or someone who is similarly enthusiastic about tanning.

   “May 7 — Today top-seeded pro tannist Zonker Harris announced his retirement from competitive tanning..”

   “IF YOU, A PROFESSIONAL TANNIST, WENT ON THE AIR AND URGED KIDS TO GET OUT OF TANNING, THE IMPACT COULD BE ENORMOUS!”

   “Ex-pro tannist. Duke's nephew, fan of rocker Jimmy Thudpucker.”

   “I think they're trying to figure me out, work out where I fit. New Yorker? Tourist? Tannist? I seem busy and heading somewhere without being dulled by routine or strung out on anxiety or wowed by the fact that I am in New York City, hot damn!”

   “All right, she's 19, from Daytona, and her job is "spray tannist."”