exotic dancer

American  

noun

1. stripper.

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exotic dancer British  

noun

1. a striptease dancer or belly dancer

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Etymology

Origin of exotic dancer

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“The evidence he proffers to support this theory consists of affidavits from jailhouse informers, drug dealers, exotic dancers and residents of the Best Budget Inn,” the court wrote.

From Seattle Times

Hall, who is a Black woman, understood they wanted to avoid any backlash, but her overall vision was focused on humanizing exotic dancers — which Starz heard with “open ears.”

From Seattle Times

He proudly wore the family crest on a signet ring, but he was also mindful that his father had been accused of collaboration with the Nazis and his mother was “a former American exotic dancer.”

From Washington Post

Several years later, as a graduate student concentrating in mycology, or the study of fungi, she answered an advertisement posted by a Mexican traveling circus seeking exotic dancers.

From Washington Post

Best friends and out-of-work exotic dancers Joy Mason and Iyana Hall said they would stage a protest to reopen Baltimore’s adult entertainment venues.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• stripper