exotic dancer

exotic dancer
    n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing
         to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist},
         {striptease}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast},
         {peeler}]
    2: a woman who performs a solo belly dance [syn: {belly dancer},
       {exotic belly dancer}, {exotic dancer}]
    

Stripper \Strip"per\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine
      for stripping cards.
      [1913 Webster]

   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]