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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

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In the book, Kelly details her unique upbringing, which saw her mom, Maureen Kelly, work as an exotic dancer, a bartender, and take on several other jobs in order to provide for their family. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025 Pickin' and grinnin' on 'Hee Haw' Skull's biggest show business connection, however, wasn't with an exotic dancer. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025 Lopez received high praise for her performance in Hustlers, portraying a real-life exotic dancer who targeted and schemed Wall Street clientele out of money. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Back then my sister lived in her own delusion, too, as an exotic dancer. Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exotic dancer

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exotic dancer was in 1916

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“Exotic dancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exotic%20dancer. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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