Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stripper

/stɹɪpɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
strip-per
IPA
/stɹɪpɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

noun

A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.

noun

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.

noun

A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.

noun

A playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back.

noun

A stripper clip.

noun

A base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels.

Informal

noun

Ellipsis of stripper plate.

Etymology

From strip + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

strippers (plural)

Derived Forms

ratstripper Strippergate strippergram stripperish stripperless stripperlike strippery

Phrases

cable stripper cotton stripper paint stripper stripper cake stripper clip stripper heel stripper pole stripper shoe

Frequently Paired Words

striptease

Synonyms

ecdysiast exotic dancer peeler stripper well striptease artist striptease stripteaser stemmer sprigger

Rhymes With

skipper zipper ripper slipper clipper shipper chipper dipper flipper tipper kipper nipper

Questions

How do you pronounce stripper?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹɪpɚ/.
What does stripper mean?
Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
Where does stripper come from?
From strip + -er.

How to pronounce stripper

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