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striper

/ˈstɹaɪpɚ/

striper noun: a device that applies stripes.

Noun

striper (plural stripers)

  1. A device that applies stripes.
    • We rented a line striper for the parking lot.
  2. The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a popular sport fish native to North America.
    • I caught a striper today.
  3. (in-compounds) A person who is authorized to wear a certain number of stripes on his or her uniform.
    • He's a four-striper, a group captain.1956, Louis Reichers, The Flying Years, page 110

Forms of striper

pluralstripers

Origin of striper

* (device): From stripe (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix). * (fish): From stripe (noun) + -er (relational suffix). * (military): From stripe (noun) + -er (suffix denoting a person to whom a certain number of something applies).

Questions about striper

What does striper mean?
Striper means a device that applies stripes.
What part of speech is striper?
Striper is a noun.
How do you pronounce striper?
Striper is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪpɚ/.
What is the plural of striper?
The plural of striper is stripers.

Words near striper in the dictionary

  1. stripedness
  2. stripedy
  3. stripeless
  4. stripelessness
  5. stripelike
  6. striper
  7. stripers
  8. stripes
  9. stripeseed
  10. stripetail
  11. stripetail darter

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