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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music;
[syn: stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stripper \Strip"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards. [1913 Webster] 2. (Agric.) A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the seed from the stalks of grain plants. [PJC] 4. a solvent or chemical solution used to remove coatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. prior to refinishing a surface. [PJC] 5. a person (usually a woman) who strips off her clothes as an entertainment performance; one who does a strip-tease; -- also called an ecdysiast, exotic dancer, or strip-teaser. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ecdysiast n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler]