n.
A striptease artist.
[From ECDYSIS.]
ecdysiast
Dictionary:
ec·dys·i·ast (ĕk-dĭz'ē-ăst', -əst) 
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| Obscure Words: ecdysiast |
one who performs a striptease (coined by H. L. Mencken in 1940)
| WordNet: ecdysiast |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
Synonyms: stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, peeler
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 | –ast (suffix) |
| Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1960 Comedy Film) |
| Dancing for Dollars (Culture & Society Film) |
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