stripper

stripper

See also: Stripper

English

Etymology

    From strip + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • (rhotic) IPA(key): /stɹɪpɚ/
    • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /stɹɪpə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (African-American Vernacular) IPA(key): /ʃkɹɪpə/
    • Rhymes: -ɪpə(ɹ)

    Noun

    stripper (plural strippers)

    1. Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
      Synonyms: (uncommon) ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler
      Hyponyms: pole dancer, strippeuse, stripteuse
    2. A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.
    3. A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving that pressure along the tubing.
    4. A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.
    5. (gambling) A playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back.
    6. (firearms) A stripper clip.
    7. (automotive, informal) A base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels.
    8. (manufacturing) Ellipsis of stripper plate.

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    French

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    stripper m or f (plural strippers)

    1. stripper

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology 1

    From strippe +‎ -er.

    Noun

    stripper m (definite singular stripperen, indefinite plural strippere, definite plural stripperne)

    1. a stripper (striptease artist)

    See also

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    stripper

    1. present of strippe

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    Portuguese

    Noun

    stripper m or f by sense (plural strippers)

    1. stripper (one who removes one’s clothes as entertainment)

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English stripper.

    Noun

    stripper m (plural stripperi)

    1. stripper

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative stripper stripperul stripperi stripperii
    genitive-dative stripper stripperului stripperi stripperilor
    vocative stripperule stripperilor

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈstɾipeɾ/ [ˈst̪ɾi.peɾ]
      • Rhymes: -ipeɾ
    • IPA(key): /esˈtɾipeɾ/ [esˈt̪ɾi.peɾ]
      • Rhymes: -ipeɾ

    Noun

    stripper m or f by sense (plural strippers or stripper)

    1. stripper (one who removes one’s clothes as entertainment)