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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Mikey Madison is winning kudos for her turn as the titular exotic dancer, as is Yura Borisov for the smitten Russian bodyguard. —

Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024 Nearly three weeks ago, authorities announced an arrest in the brutal killing of Mercedes Vega, an exotic dancer who was found dead 19 months ago in a burning car on an Arizona highway. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024 Authorities announced an arrest Monday in the brutal murder of an exotic dancer whose body was discovered in a burning car on an Arizona interstate more than a year ago. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024 Mikey Madison stars in the title role, an exotic dancer who finds herself in a relationship romance with the son of a Russian oligarch, played by Mark Eydelshteyn. —

Lisa Respers France, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 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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