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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Now, Amani and Matt have fallen in love with Any, a single mother and exotic dancer from Tijuana, Mexico. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Mangum and another woman, who were both exotic dancers at the time, were reportedly hired to perform at the party for $400 each. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Sean Baker’s bittersweet fable stars Mikey Madison as Ani, a 23-year-old New York exotic dancer who falls for her newest client, a Russian oligarch’s son Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn). USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 Her character—a New York City exotic dancer standing up to a Russian oligarch’s family—was a testament to the strength, resilience and complexity of modern women. Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 3 Mar. 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 14 May. 2025.

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