stripper
/stɹɪpɚ/noun
stripper is spelled S-T-R-I-P-P-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stripper means “Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stripper is strippers.
How many letters and syllables are in stripper?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-I-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stripper?
Stripper appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stripper?
- /stɹɪpɚ/
- /stɹɪpə/
- /ʃkɹɪpə/
Stripper has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stripper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stripper
- strippers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stripper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone 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.
- 5
A playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back.
- 6
A stripper clip.
- 7
informalA base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels.
- 8
Ellipsis of stripper plate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stripper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stripteaseur, stripteaseuse |
| German | Stripper, Stripperin, Stripteasetänzer, Stripteasetänzerin, Striptease-Tänzer, Striptease-Tänzerin |
| Portuguese | stripper |
| Spanish | estriptista, table dancer (téibol dánser), bailadora exótica, cabaretista, topletera, estriptisera |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stripper come from?
From strip + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).