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stripper

strip·per

UK/stɹɪpɚ/ US/stɹɪpə/ fairly common informal

noun

1.
2.

a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books

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3.
4.

an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day

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Origin

From strip + -er.

Phrases

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

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