exotic dancer
noun
plural exotic dancers
: a person who dances or performs in a seductive or provocative manner while skimpily dressed or while gradually removing their clothes piece by piece especially to the accompaniment of music : stripper, stripteaser
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
For these aspiring exotic dancers, tears are expected.
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Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
In recent years, to help support her daughter, Chappell had begun working as an exotic dancer.
—Abigail Pesta, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
On Thursday, Tennessee became the first state in the country to sign a bill banning public drag performances by classifying them as adult cabaret along with topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers and strippers.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2023
This was a month after Pierce, then an NBA analyst with ESPN parted ways, after a video with Pierce and exotic dancers surfaced on Instagram.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
Jana Weckerly, a former exotic dancer, then 27, accused Jones of grabbing her genitals and forcibly kissing her in 2009 and sought $1 million in damages.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
In recent years, to help support her daughter, Chappell had begun working as an exotic dancer.
—Abigail Pesta, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
On Thursday, Tennessee became the first state in the country to sign a bill banning public drag performances by classifying them as adult cabaret along with topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers and strippers.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2023
This was a month after Pierce, then an NBA analyst with ESPN parted ways, after a video with Pierce and exotic dancers surfaced on Instagram.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
Jana Weckerly, a former exotic dancer, then 27, accused Jones of grabbing her genitals and forcibly kissing her in 2009 and sought $1 million in damages.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near exotic dancer
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“Exotic dancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exotic%20dancer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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