striper

[ strahy-per ]

/ ˈstraɪ pər /

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noun Informal.

Military.

a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes: a four-striper.
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service: a six-striper.

striped bass.

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Origin of striper

stripe¹ + -er¹

Words nearby striper

striped killifish, striped maple, striped marlin, striped muscle, striped squirrel, striper, stripe rust, stripe smut, strip farm, striping, strip joint

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How to use striper in a sentence

As the work went on, a pin-striper from Mercedes Benz was brought in to restore the original detailing.
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A kind person, she had volunteered as a “candy-striper” in a hospital.
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If he were a green striper, he would refuse to accept anything that did not bear a green stripe on its ticket.
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In a few minutes the door opened, and through it there stepped a grizzled four-striper.
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The striper should provide himself with a dust-proof metal box in which to store his pencil equipment.
Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting|Mayton Clarence Hillick
The pencil equipment is properly a matter of the first concern to the striper.
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The striper should be provided with at least four different sizes of pencils.
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British Dictionary definitions for striper

striper

/ (ˈstraɪpə) /

noun

military slang an officer who has a stripe or stripes on his uniform, esp in the navya two-striper (lieutenant)

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