stripper

noun

strip·​per ˈstri-pər 

plural strippers

1

: someone or something that strips

paint/varnish strippers

: such as

a

: a person who acts or dances in a seductive provocative manner and gradually removes their clothing piece by piece especially to the accompaniment of music : stripteaser

b

: a machine that separates a desired part of an agricultural crop

2

: an oil well that produces 10 barrels or less per day

Examples of stripper in a Sentence

She worked as a stripper for a few years.

a can of paint stripper

Recent Examples on the Web

The stripper didn’t have any teeth. —E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025

Their conversations only concerned strippers, Skull told The Tennessean at the time. —Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025

But Don’s picture-perfect life comes crashing down when a local male stripper named Blue (Hunter McVey), who just so happens to be dressed like a sexy firefighter, stumbles upon the 113 at the scene of an emergency. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025

McVey, 26, is a fitness influencer and model making his acting debut, while Blue is a fireman stripper who becomes an actual firefighter saving lives in Music City. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stripper

• chipper
• clipper
• dipper
• flipper
• gripper
• kipper
• nipper
• ripper
• shipper
• skipper
• slipper
• tipper

Medical Definition

stripper

noun

strip·​per ˈstrip-ər 

: a surgical instrument used for removal of a vein