[ noun ] a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music <noun.person>
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the seed from the stalks of grain plants. [PJC]
4. a solvent or chemical solution used to remove coatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. prior to refinishing a surface. [PJC]
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}. [PJC]
Several of its ecdysiast establishments, notably the Cheetah III and the Tattletale, are familiar to business travelers nationwide.
When Maurice Douglass isn't playing football in the Chicago Bears' defensive backfield, he is, according to the team's press guide, an ecdysiast.