plural strippers
1
: someone or something that strips
paint/varnish strippers
: such as
a
: a performer who removes their clothing piece by piece in a seductive provocative manner : 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
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Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoman, 28 Jan. 2026
Um, yeah, that’s just being a stripper.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Versions of the show, featuring male strippers, are also playing in Vegas and London.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
The film franchise began with Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 hit starring Tatum as a male stripper navigating life and ambition in Tampa.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Stripper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stripper. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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stripper
noun
strip·per
ˈstrip-ər 
: a surgical instrument used for removal of a vein
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