What is "stripper"

Stripper \Strip"per\, n.

1. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards.

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

3. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the seed from the stalks of grain plants.

4. a solvent or chemical solution used to remove coatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. prior to refinishing a surface.

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.

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" is from 1937.

n. 1 One who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment. 2 A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something. 3 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. 4 A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.

1. n. a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish

2. a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books [syn: stemmer, sprigger]

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

4. an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day [syn: stripper well]

A stripper or exotic dancer is a person whose occupation involves performing striptease in a public adult entertainment venue such as a strip club. At times, a stripper may be hired to perform at a bachelor party or other private event.

Modern Americanized forms of stripping minimize interaction by strippers with customers, reducing the importance of tease in the performance in favor of speed to undress (strip). Not every stripper will end a performance completely nude, though full nudity is common where not prohibited by law. The integration of the burlesque pole as a nearly ubiquitous prop has shifted the emphasis in the performance toward a more acrobatic, explicit expression compared to the slow-developing burlesque style. Most strippers work in strip clubs. A house dancer works for a particular club or franchise, while a feature dancer tends to have her own celebrity, touring a club circuit making appearances. Entertainers (dancers) are often not actual employees of the club itself but perform as independent contractors.

Until the 1970s, strippers in Western cultures were almost invariably female, performing to male audiences. Since then, male strippers have also become common. Certain male and female strippers also perform for LGBT as well as for both sexes in pansexual contexts. Before the 1970s, dancers of both sexes appeared largely in underground clubs or as part of a theatre experience, but the practice eventually became common enough on its own. Performances are usually fully choreographed, involve dance routines and a costume of some sort. The term "male stripper" has gone down in use in books in the 21st century.

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, but the jaws do not quite close (providing space enough for a flattened, empty tube) and have cylinders that can be rolled along the tube similar to the mechanism of a peristaltic pump. A stripper may be used, for instance, to move blood that remains in the tube at the end of a blood collection into the bag, thus avoiding wastage.

Category:Medical equipment

Stripper was a type of harvesting machine common in Australia in the late 19th and early 20th century. John Ridley is now accepted as its inventor, though John Wrathall Bull argued strongly for the credit.

Stripper is a 1986 American documentary film by Jerome Gary, depicting a strippers convention and contest and the strong motive to win of a few of the contestants.

A stripper is a performer of striptease, a type of exotic or erotic dance. The performer may be of any gender.

Stripper may also refer to:

• A chemical reactor used for stripping (chemistry) gasses from a liquid by dissolving them in another gas, such as air, as in air stripping.
• A paint stripper, used for removing paint
• Stripper (agriculture) a type of harvesting machine
• Stripper (tool), used for removing air from IV tubing
• A wire stripper, used for removing insulation from electrical wire
• The Stripper, an instrumental piece
• The Stripper (film), a 1963 drama
• Stripper (film), a 1986 documentary of a female stripper's convention
• Stripper clip, a firearm accessory
• Stripper, a song by Miss Kittin & The Hacker from First Album
• Stripper, a colloquial term for the person removing the center vein out of tobacco wrapper leaves for cigars