plural strippers
1
: someone or something that strips
paint/varnish strippers
: such as
a
: a person who acts or dances in a seductive provocative manner and gradually removes their clothing piece by piece especially to the accompaniment of music : stripteaser
b
: a machine that separates a desired part of an agricultural crop
2
: an oil well that produces 10 barrels or less per day
Examples of stripper in a Sentence
She worked as a stripper for a few years.
a can of paint stripper
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
McVey, 26, is a fitness influencer and model making his acting debut, while Blue is a fireman stripper who becomes an actual firefighter saving lives in Music City.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
For last year's celebration, Nathan Lane surprised Behar on the show with a pizza deliveryman stripper in honor of the occasion.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The Gerber Gear multi tool has 17 tools in one and includes needle nose pliers, standard pliers, wire cutters, a mini saw, a wire stripper and much more.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stripper
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“Stripper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stripper. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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stripper
noun
strip·per
ˈstrip-ər 
: a surgical instrument used for removal of a vein
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