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

Other Words From

• self-stripper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stripper¹

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

Example Sentences

The show almost seems to be capitalizing on the Robin Hood spirit of Hustlers, the 2019 hit movie about a cabal of strippers who, with the aid of some illicit drugs, roofied their banker clients and maxed out their credit cards.

From Vox

Innovative design elements—such as a patented log stripper, heavy-duty log tables, auto throttle control, and engine guard—help you work more efficiently and safely.

From Popular-Science

Kenya’s diva antics and her relentless investigation into who might have slept with the stripper during a girls’ trip to South Carolina led to a fiery reignition of conflict with Porsha.

From Time

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast