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stripper

[ strip-er ]

noun

  1. a person who strips. strip.
  2. a thing that strips, strip, as an appliance or machine for stripping. strip.
  3. Also called ecdysiast, exotic dancer, stripteaser. a person who performs a striptease.
  4. a harvesting machine for stripping strip the seed heads from the stalks of grain.
  5. a machine used in harvesting cotton to strip the bolls from the plants.
  6. a chemical solution that removes varnish, paint, wax, etc., from a surface, as of furniture or flooring.
  7. any of several rollers covered with card clothing that operate in combination with the worker rollers and the cylinder in the carding of fibers.
  8. Printing. a worker who assembles and strips strip photographic negatives or positives for platemaking. Compare strip 2( def 10 ).


stripper

/ ˈstrɪpə /

noun

  1. a striptease artist
  2. a person or thing that strips
  3. a device or substance for removing paint, varnish, etc


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Other Words From

  • self-stripper noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stripper1

First recorded in 1575–85; strip 1 + -er 1

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Example Sentences

Later that year, Tequila put out her followup record "Stripper Friends" and though it failed to chart, she was not deterred.

The Stripper Stretch: in which I spread my legs and bent over repeatedly.

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