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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The promotor, Danny, was well known for having tons of strippers hanging around backstage.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Those real tidbits ground a Cinderella story that follows Ani (Mikey Madison), a savvy stripper who knows enough Russian from her grandmother to chat with a client, Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn).
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
During her opening monologue, Madison — who was previously parodied by SNL cast member Heidi Gardner earlier in the season — poked fun at her stripper skills in the award-winning project.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
There obviously was a wrench thrown in the works in the form of a dinosaur-loving stripper through the roof.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Those real tidbits ground a Cinderella story that follows Ani (Mikey Madison), a savvy stripper who knows enough Russian from her grandmother to chat with a client, Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn).
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
During her opening monologue, Madison — who was previously parodied by SNL cast member Heidi Gardner earlier in the season — poked fun at her stripper skills in the award-winning project.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
There obviously was a wrench thrown in the works in the form of a dinosaur-loving stripper through the roof.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 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 Apr. 2025.
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stripper
noun
strip·per
ˈstrip-ər 
: a surgical instrument used for removal of a vein
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