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Definition of stripper in US English:

stripper

noun

1A device used for stripping something.
‘plier-style wire strippers’
- ‘Wire strippers feature adjustable stops so the insulation is cut but the wire is left exposed and undamaged.’
- ‘About the first thing I did was hire a wallpaper stripper for a week.’
- ‘Use a cable stripper to prevent cutting the plastic coating on the wires.’
- ‘Three months ago my carpet cleaner went, then my wallpaper stripper and my drill set.’
- ‘He used a buffing machine with a strip pad to work the stripper into the sealer.’
- ‘Commercial strippers have tanks and booths, exhaust fans, and use the strongest chemicals purchased by the barrel.’
- ‘I use a paint stripper on my electric drill to strip the seeds off the heads onto a large piece of plastic.’
- ‘Newer more environment- and people-friendly strippers are much safer to use but may take considerably longer to work.’
- ‘You make a move or noise I'll shove this paint stripper up your nose.’
- ‘To start with we stripped the old paint (a fetching shade of blue) using a metal paint stripper.’
- ‘Their giant combine-like seed strippers use a flailing brush to remove seeds from grass heads.’
- ‘The small hire shop loans items such as cement mixers and paint strippers.’
- ‘Then I took a bunch of wire nuts and some wire strippers and spliced the severed wires.’
- ‘Then the long saphenous vein causing the problem will usually be removed by the insertion of an instrument called a stripper.’
- ‘Graham has started studying the brochures and websites for wallpaper strippers and flooring alternatives.’
1. 1.1 Solvent for removing paint.
  ‘If inflation were any higher you might like to consider a glass of paint stripper instead.’
  ‘Electrical sparks from fans may increase the chance of flammable paint strippers fumes to catch fire.’
  ‘I thought I might be using paint stripper and it doesn't work so well if it is too cold.’
  ‘Do not work near an open flame, pilot lights, or electrical sparks when using flammable paint strippers.’
  ‘You will need paint stripper and a brush, a scraper and some sandpaper.’
  ‘Many people opt to apply a chemical stripper directly on to the woodwork.’
  ‘It can only be removed using a paint stripper which degrades the polymer.’
  ‘There was also paint stripper that had been left behind.’
  ‘This four-step process begins with removal of lacquer and paint using a chemical stripper.’
  ‘Keep all chemical strippers and materials out of the reach of children and animals.’
  ‘In three separate attacks a total of seven cars have had paint stripper poured over them.’
  ‘Do not use flammable paint strippers near any source of sparks, flame, or high heat.’
  ‘They should bottle it and sell it as paint stripper.’
  ‘If you're using a solvent base stripper, you'll also need some lacquer thinner - a quart will be plenty for the average piece.’
  ‘Individuals with pulmonary disorders or weakness should consult with a physician before using chemical strippers.’
  ‘After years of cocktail bars making stuff tasting like paint stripper and red cordial these guys know how to do it right.’
  ‘Activists covered cars in paint stripper and slashed tires.’
  ‘Never use any paint stripper in a poorly ventilated area.’
  ‘Farm machinery was sabotaged, cars were daubed with paint stripper and the home windows of staff were smashed.’
  ‘Vandals wielding paint stripper have caused damage costing thousands of pounds to a York businessman's vehicles.’
2A striptease performer.
- ‘If there were female strippers, then the full monty is always welcome.’
- ‘"No one thinks they are going to become a stripper, " Mimi says.’
- ‘You were the stripper at my birthday party.’
- ‘What kind of message is that sending to all our would-be male strippers?’
- ‘My mother was a stripper, renown for her firm yet svelte bosom.’
- ‘When hiring the stripper, please keep in mind that I prefer brunettes.’
- ‘The primary characters are Clown, whose personality is far darker than his profession and his stripper girlfriend Cherry.’
- ‘Since becoming a stripper, I have had to confront that reality several times.’
- ‘It was then I realized what go-go dancers have become: strippers who don't take their clothes off.’
- ‘When I first moved away from home at age 18, I lived with a woman who was an exotic dancer, a stripper really.’
- ‘I had to play a stripper at a bachelor party.’
- ‘And, even though strippers would normally elevate my appreciation of a film, they don't in this instance.’
- ‘He falls for a young stripper named Honey and eventually the two are married.’
- ‘Did you notice they have a stripper pole here?’
- ‘He wasn't about to go to a dance looking like some male stripper.’
- ‘They soon meet a couple of male strippers whose ambiguous relationship mirrors their own.’
- ‘The company receives 20 applications a day from potential strippers, lured by the prospect of easy money.’
- ‘As the old strippers in Sondheim's musical Gypsy tell us: ‘you've got to have a gimmick.’’
- ‘And where did this tradition of strippers at bachelor parties start in the first place?’
- ‘The third was a smallish plain Jane, who boasted of being a stripper.’