stripper
noun
strip·per ˈstri-pər 
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
Example Sentences
She worked as a stripper for a few years. a can of paint stripper
Recent Examples on the Web The assemblage provokes a meta-consideration: what truly separates the stripper from the actor, the club from the theatre? 
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 When Katori Hall’s Mississippi stripper saga P-Valley premiered in July 2020, star Nicco Annan immediately claimed viewers’ hearts. Quinci Legardye, ELLE, 14 June 2022 This will help keep the hardware safe from the corrosive chemical paint stripper. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2022 The surface must also be covered with plastic overnight, so the stripper doesn’t dry out. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 The suits and sunglasses, villas and jetskis, shopping montages and stripper heels, Lamborghinis and Corvettes. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022 And then starts working as a stripper at the behest of her abusive husband. Andy Meek, BGR, 6 July 2022 Robin Byrd, the amiable stripper and cable television host, wore only her cowboy boots and a thong. New York Times, 4 May 2022 And, eventually, working as a stripper at the behest of her abusive husband. Andy Meek, BGR, 2 July 2022 See More
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 When Katori Hall’s Mississippi stripper saga P-Valley premiered in July 2020, star Nicco Annan immediately claimed viewers’ hearts. Quinci Legardye, ELLE, 14 June 2022 This will help keep the hardware safe from the corrosive chemical paint stripper. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2022 The surface must also be covered with plastic overnight, so the stripper doesn’t dry out. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 The suits and sunglasses, villas and jetskis, shopping montages and stripper heels, Lamborghinis and Corvettes. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022 And then starts working as a stripper at the behest of her abusive husband. Andy Meek, BGR, 6 July 2022 Robin Byrd, the amiable stripper and cable television host, wore only her cowboy boots and a thong. New York Times, 4 May 2022 And, eventually, working as a stripper at the behest of her abusive husband. Andy Meek, BGR, 2 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
stripper
noun
strip·per ˈstrip-ər
: a surgical instrument used for removal of a vein