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stripper
/ˈstɹɪpɚ/
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What does stripper mean?
noun
- Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
- A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.
- A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving that pressure along the tubing.
More meanings (5)
noun
- A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.
- A playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back.
- A stripper clip.
- (informal) A base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels.
- Ellipsis of stripper plate.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈstɹɪpɚ/
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Next to the blast furnaces stood the mixer, the Bessemer open hearth furnaces, the ingot stripper building, the soaking pits and then the loading yards with their freight cars where the finished product in the form of wire, rails or sky-scraper steel is shipped away.