Tannist

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."

[1971 Krochmal et al. Medicinal Plants Appal 258 The bark has been used primarily because of its tannist content, which makes it a strong astringent.]