stripper

American  

[strip-er] / ˈstrɪp ər /

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.

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stripper British  

/ 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 Word Forms

• self-stripper noun

Etymology

Origin of stripper

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

Example Sentences

Daniel Brown, 35, has just bought a house in Skipton and is borrowing one of the library's most popular items, a wallpaper stripper, so he can decorate his new home.

From BBC

Police previously said that they believe the former male stripper committed offences against more than 100 women before he was caught.

From BBC

Twelve California Department of Transportation employees are facing disciplinary action following allegations that they attended a wild retirement party for a co-worker that involved heavy drinking and a hired stripper during work hours.

From Los Angeles Times

They found the men through stripper companies and sites like Craigslist.

From BBC

The "stripper" is a large stainless steel tank which maximises the amount of contact between the acidic seawater and the air.

From BBC