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
Examples of exotic dancer in a Sentence
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On the other side of the fence, Esmeralda (Saldaña), an exotic dancer forced to flee her hometown after a violent encounter with a client, embarks on the dangerous desert-crossing journey into the United States.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a September ruling in favor of exotic dancers at another Alabama strip club.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
He was introduced as a law student and exotic dancer from Chicago, and was eliminated in the first week of the dating show.
—Shania Russell and Oliver Gettell, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2023
Like the characters in Soderbergh’s first film, the grifters, salesmen and exotic dancers who populate the rest of his cinematic universe struggle to maintain a facade of success, happiness and dependability.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
Those expenses include tuition for his daughter and a Venmo payment to an exotic dancer, according to the indictment.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
According to the indictment, Biden failed to identify several personal expenses, including the Venmo payment to an exotic dancer; $2,312.50 to a test prep service for one of his daughters; and a $30,000 law school tuition payment for his daughter.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
The single mother is just trying to make ends meet as an exotic dancer in Florida when pharmaceutical sales exec Pete Brenner (Chris Evans) walks into her club and casually offers her a job.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Emily Blunt and Chris Evans Star as Pharmaceutical Reps in 'Pain Hustlers' Trailer
Take us through Liza's wardrobe evolution — from exotic dancer to pharmaceutical sales rep just starting out to powerful saleswoman.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a September ruling in favor of exotic dancers at another Alabama strip club.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
He was introduced as a law student and exotic dancer from Chicago, and was eliminated in the first week of the dating show.
—Shania Russell and Oliver Gettell, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2023
Like the characters in Soderbergh’s first film, the grifters, salesmen and exotic dancers who populate the rest of his cinematic universe struggle to maintain a facade of success, happiness and dependability.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
Those expenses include tuition for his daughter and a Venmo payment to an exotic dancer, according to the indictment.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
According to the indictment, Biden failed to identify several personal expenses, including the Venmo payment to an exotic dancer; $2,312.50 to a test prep service for one of his daughters; and a $30,000 law school tuition payment for his daughter.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
The single mother is just trying to make ends meet as an exotic dancer in Florida when pharmaceutical sales exec Pete Brenner (Chris Evans) walks into her club and casually offers her a job.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Emily Blunt and Chris Evans Star as Pharmaceutical Reps in 'Pain Hustlers' Trailer
Take us through Liza's wardrobe evolution — from exotic dancer to pharmaceutical sales rep just starting out to powerful saleswoman.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
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“Exotic dancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exotic%20dancer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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