Noun: stripper stri-pu(r)
- A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
"The burlesque show featured several renowned strippers";
- striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast [informal], peeler
- A worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
"The stripper carefully prepared the tobacco leaves for processing";
- stemmer, sprigger
- A chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
"They used a powerful stripper to remove the old finish from the antique furniture"
- An oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day
"The company decided to shut down several stripper wells due to low profitability";
- stripper well
Derived forms: strippers
Type of: chemical compound, compound, oil well, oiler, performer, performing artist, worker
Encyclopedia: Stripper