Stripper

//stɹɪpɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
  2. 2
    an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day wordnet
  3. 3
    A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.
  4. 4
    a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music wordnet
  5. 5
    A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving that pressure along the tubing.
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  1. 6
    a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books wordnet
  2. 7
    A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.
  3. 8
    a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish wordnet
  4. 9
    A playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back.
  5. 10
    A stripper clip.
  6. 11
    A base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels. informal
  7. 12
    Ellipsis of stripper plate. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

From strip + -er.

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