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One who's barely working?
Answer for the clue "One who's barely working? ", 8 letters:
stripper
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A stripper , or tube stripper , is a medical tool used for removing air or liquid from rubber tubes, such as those used for infusion or connecting bags used when blood is collected and processed in a blood bank. Its design is similar to a pair of pliers ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, transitive, "person who strips" (the bark off trees, etc.), agent noun from strip (v.). Meaning "machine or appliance for stripping" is from 1835. Sense of "strip-tease dancer" is from 1930 (see strip-tease ). Meaning "chemical for removing paint" ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stripper \Strip"per\, n. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards. (Agric.) A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books [syn: stemmer , sprigger ] a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: ...
Usage examples of stripper.
If they realized I was dancing well with a stripper, the teasing would be endless.
If they realized I was dancing badly with a stripper, the jokes would be, well, bad.
Anita, and he makes better money as a stripper than most college graduates do.
There had been three other church members here earlier in the evening, and they were also part of the crowd that liked to frequent the stripper bars.
The club, the stripper, and Nellie was dangerous, he knew that, just not how dangerous.
I started to run for the Jeep, because having sex with a prostitute stripper would qualify nicely as something Louie would regret in the morning.
The chances of him not being a stripper that worked at Incubus Dreams were almost nil.
It was a publicity shot for a stripper bar, so we tried to look at her face.
Of course, the Tiger Woman and the stripper with asthma, and Rosalie, my Rosalie are long gone.
As a final step, the girls are dressed in stripper costumes and removed from the scene of the crime to various dumping sites.
Jess, knowing that her life could depend on how convincing she was, wanted to practice the stripper character for Jim and Charlie to make sure she would be able to carry it off.
Jim had known about the stripper past, would he have put her on this case?
That some uptight girl who works in an office during the day might really be this wild stripper on the weekend.
And I love the conniving stripper who could make up a story like that.
As she stood frozen before them, the idea of being mistaken for a stripper suddenly became less embarrassing than the thought of shouting out an explanation over the music to all these worldly people who would instantly realize what a country bumpkin she was.