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 Jerry Springer Show, the long-running daytime talk show that was synonymous with brawls, strippers and all sorts of other crazy situations, is getting the documentary treatment.
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Peter White, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Throughout the course of the story, Louise grows up to be Gypsy Rose Lee, the legendary burlesque entertainer, stripper and actress whose mostly fictional 1957 memoir was used as the basis for the 1959 musical.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
The races: Mayor of Portland and Portland city councilors
Who is running: There are 19 people running for mayor, including three city commissioners, a trucking company leader, a stripper/author, and a nonprofit director.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The final option is the Complete Toolkit for $300, which includes everything from the soldering station package, plus useful tools like wire strippers, flush cutters, solder, flux, a wire holder, cleaner, and more.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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Peter White, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Throughout the course of the story, Louise grows up to be Gypsy Rose Lee, the legendary burlesque entertainer, stripper and actress whose mostly fictional 1957 memoir was used as the basis for the 1959 musical.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
The races: Mayor of Portland and Portland city councilors
Who is running: There are 19 people running for mayor, including three city commissioners, a trucking company leader, a stripper/author, and a nonprofit director.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The final option is the Complete Toolkit for $300, which includes everything from the soldering station package, plus useful tools like wire strippers, flush cutters, solder, flux, a wire holder, cleaner, and more.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Stripper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stripper. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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stripper
noun
strip·per
ˈstrip-ər 
: a surgical instrument used for removal of a vein
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