stripper

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/stɹɪpɚ//stɹɪpə//ʃkɹɪpə/

noun

Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounstripper (plural strippers)

plural strippers

  1. Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

    Synonyms: ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler

  2. A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.
  3. 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.
  4. A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.
  5. gamblingA playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back.
  6. engineeringA stripper clip.
  7. informalautomotiveA base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels.
  8. abbreviationellipsisbusinessEllipsis of stripper plate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books

Broader

nouna performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

Broader
performerperforming artist

nounan oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day

Similar
stripper well

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian стриптизьорка
  • стриптизьорка (striptizjorka)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Chinese Cantonese 舞娘
  • 舞娘 (mou⁵ noeng⁴)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Chinese Mandarin 脫衣舞娘 /脱衣舞娘
  • 脫衣舞娘 /脱衣舞娘 (tuōyīwǔniáng)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Czech striptér, striptérka
  • striptérone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • striptérkaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Dutch stripper, stripster
  • stripperone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • stripsterone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • stripteasedanseresone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Esperanto striptizisto, striptizistino
  • striptizistoone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • striptizistinoone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Finnish strippari, maalinpoistoaine
  • stripparione who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • maalinpoistoainechemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
  • poistoainechemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
  • kaavinchemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
  • kuorijachemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
French stripteaseur, stripteaseuse
  • stripteaseurone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • stripteaseuseone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
German Stripper, Stripperin
  • Stripperone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • Stripperinone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • Stripteasetänzerone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • Stripteasetänzerinone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • Striptease-Tänzerone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • Striptease-Tänzerinone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • Nackttänzerone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • Nackttänzerinone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • exotischer Tänzerone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • exotische Tänzerinone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Icelandic fatafella, nektardansmær
  • fatafellaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • nektardansmærone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Irish gamhnach
  • gamhnachcow that has nearly stopped giving milk
Italian spogliarellista, sverniciatore
  • spogliarellistaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • sverniciatorechemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
  • estrattoretool used to strip tubing
Japanese ストリッパー
  • ストリッパー (sutorippā)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Korean 스트리퍼
  • 스트리퍼 (seuteuripeo)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Malay penari bogel
  • penari bogelone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Māori waiparahuhu, peita parahuhu
  • waiparahuhuchemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
  • peita parahuhuchemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
Norwegian stripperske
  • stripperskeone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Norwegian Bokmål stripper
  • stripperone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Polish striptizer, striptizerka
  • striptizerone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • striptizerkaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Portuguese stripper
  • stripperone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Romanian stripper
  • stripperone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Russian стриптизёр, стриптизёрша
  • стриптизёр (striptizjór)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • стриптизёрша (striptizjórša)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • голотанцор (golotancor)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • голотанцорка (golotancorka)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • голотанцовщик (golotancovščik)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • голотанцовщица (golotancovščica)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Spanish estriptista, table dancer (téibol dánser)
  • estriptistaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • table dancer (téibol dánser)one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • bailadora exóticaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • cabaretistaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • topleteraone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • estriptiseraone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • estriptiseroone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • encueratrizone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • encueractrizone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • separadorchemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
  • decapantechemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing — see also paint thinner
  • separadortool used to strip tubing
Swedish strippa, strippteasedansös
  • strippaone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
  • strippteasedansösone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Tagalog mangkakalot
  • mangkakalotone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner
Turkish striptizci
  • striptizcione who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

stripper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stripper

MLA

“stripper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stripper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stripper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stripper.

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