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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There obviously was a wrench thrown in the works in the form of a dinosaur-loving stripper through the roof.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Aniston, 56, portrays a stripper who masquerades as his wife, while Roberts, 34, plays a runaway teen; she and Poulter's character Kenny are hired to pose as the family's kids.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Nate: The song that would become the soundtrack for male strippers around the world.
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Authentic Storytelling Without Compromise In discussing her role as a Brighton Beach stripper who spontaneously marries a rich, young Russian client yet remains self-possessed, Madison shared that her uncompromising authenticity got her the part.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Aniston, 56, portrays a stripper who masquerades as his wife, while Roberts, 34, plays a runaway teen; she and Poulter's character Kenny are hired to pose as the family's kids.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Nate: The song that would become the soundtrack for male strippers around the world.
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Authentic Storytelling Without Compromise In discussing her role as a Brighton Beach stripper who spontaneously marries a rich, young Russian client yet remains self-possessed, Madison shared that her uncompromising authenticity got her the part.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 3 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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stripper
noun
strip·per
ˈstrip-ər 
: a surgical instrument used for removal of a vein
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