stripper

noun

strip·​per ˈstri-pər 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond those features, the Captain's Crunch rounds out its list of 11 functions with regular pliers, standard and hard wire cutters integrated into the plier assembly, a wire stripper below on the swing arm between handles, and a pin vise function at the tips of the pliers. —New Atlas, 4 June 2026

With several strippers, patrons and employees cowering in fear, the two men talk. —Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 June 2026

Anaia and Racine pose as strippers, ordered for the boy twins, one assumes, by Daddy. —Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Even strippers are not comfortable going to the police. —Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

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