stripper

/'stripə/
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stripper

A worker uses a chemical stripper to remove old paint from a wooden door.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music: A person, typically in a nightclub or similar venue, who removes their clothing in a sexually suggestive manner as a form of entertainment.
    • A chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish: A liquid or gel substance designed to soften, dissolve, or peel away old finishes like paint, varnish, or lacquer from a surface.
    • A worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books: A person employed in the tobacco industry to prepare leaves for cigar production.
    • An oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day: A well in the petroleum industry that yields a very small, marginal amount of oil.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Performer):
    • The club hired a new stripper for the weekend show.
    • She worked as a stripper to pay for her university tuition.
  • Noun (Chemical):
    • Use a paint stripper to remove the old layers before repainting the door.
    • The varnish stripper emitted strong fumes, so we opened the windows.
  • Noun (Tobacco Worker):
    • The factory employs dozens of strippers to process the tobacco leaves.
  • Noun (Oil Well):
    • The field is now mostly populated by stripper wells that produce just a few barrels daily.
Advanced Usage
  • "Stripper well": A specific term in the oil industry for a low-producing well.
    • Operating a stripper well is often only marginally profitable.
  • The term "stripper" by itself most commonly refers to the performer. In other contexts (industrial, chemical), it is often part of a compound noun (e.g., "paint stripper") for clarity.
Variants and Related Words
  • Strip (verb): To remove a covering, layer, or clothing.
  • Striptease (noun): The performance or act of undressing erotically; a synonym for the entertainment provided by a stripper.
  • Paint stripper (noun): The specific chemical product.
  • Stripper clip (noun): A device for holding ammunition to speed the loading of a firearm's magazine (a different, unrelated meaning).
Synonyms
  • Performer: Ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler (informal).
  • Chemical: Remover, solvent.
  • Worker: Processor (in the tobacco context).
  • Oil well: Marginal well, low-productivity well.
Related Phrases
  • "Stripper pole": The vertical pole used by a performer in their act.
    • She practiced her routine on the stripper pole for hours.
  • "Stripper well": As defined above in the oil industry context.
stripper

A worker uses a chemical stripper to remove old paint from a wooden door.

Noun
  1. an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day
  2. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
  3. a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
  4. a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish

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