striper

American  

[strahy-per] / ˈstraɪ pər /

noun

Informal.

1. Military.

   1. a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes.

      a four-striper.

   2. an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service.

      a six-striper.

2. striped bass.

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striper British  

/ ˈstraɪpə /

noun

1. slang military an officer who has a stripe or stripes on his uniform, esp in the navy

   a two-striper (lieutenant)

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Etymology

Origin of striper

stripe ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He piloted the Samaritans’ battered SUV while Kocourek, who was a hospital candy striper when she was a girl, pointed out rock formations and changes to the landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

Unlike a bluefish or a striper, a shark seems less panicked than annoyed about the predicament of being hooked.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022

Striper fishing is good on main lake humps vertically jigging striper jigs and topwater baits.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2020

“I inherited a paper route, I sold magazines, had lemonade stands, I was a candy striper and into fund-raising,” she told The New York Times in 2011.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2020

My grandkids will ask me what a candy striper is.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson