ecdysiast
    n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing
         to music [syn: stripper, striptease artist,
         striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast,
         peeler]

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]