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The clever gadget comes with four pieces—a clear container to hold the kernels, a safety handle, a stainless steel grinding plane attachment, and a corn striper with sharp, stainless steel teeth. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026 Variously known as stripers or, in the Chesapeake Bay region, rockfish, striped bass are angler favorites. — Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Also, a white shark in Cape Cod Bay was spotted taking a fisherman’s striper, and a shark was seen breaching in Nantucket Sound. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 Double-digit stripers have twice straightened at least two treble hook prongs on Bomber stickbaits. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for striper

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First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of striper was in 1937

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“Striper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striper. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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