# stripper

> English word · Noun · IPA /stɹɪpɚ/ · frequency rank #16,142

## Definitions
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. A base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels.
8. Ellipsis of stripper plate.

## Etymology
From strip + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **stripe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stripe-vs-stripper)
- **striker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/striker-vs-stripper)
- **stripes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stripes-vs-stripper)
- **skipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skipper-vs-stripper)
- **striped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/striped-vs-stripper)
- **stopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopper-vs-stripper)
- **slipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipper-vs-stripper)
- **shipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-stripper)
- **stripped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stripped-vs-stripper)
- **strapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strapped-vs-stripper)
- **stricter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stricter-vs-stripper)
- **stringer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringer-vs-stripper)

## Common misspellings (11)
`srtipper`, `sstripper`, `stirpper`, `stripepr`, `striper`, `stripperr`, `strippre`, `strpiper`, `strripper`, `sttripper`, `tsripper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stripper