Stripper (Noun)
Meaning 1
A chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish.
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Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The furniture restorer applied a stripper to the old chair to remove the layers of varnish that had built up over the years.
- She used a paint stripper to remove the old paint from the walls before repainting the room.
- The woodworker carefully applied a stripper to the surface of the table to remove the old finish.
- The instructions on the can of stripper warned against using it on aluminum or galvanized metal surfaces.
- After applying the stripper, he waited 15 minutes before scraping off the old paint with a putty knife.
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Meaning 2
A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
An oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books.
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Nouns denoting people.