stripper
Meanings
Plural: strippers
Noun
- a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
- a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
- a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
- an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day
- Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
- A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.
- 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.
- A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.
- A playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back.
- A stripper clip.
- A base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels.
- Ellipsis of stripper plate.
Origin / Etymology
From strip + -er.
Synonyms
ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, sprigger, stemmer, stripper well, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser
Scrabble Score: 12
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