Ecdysiast Definition
ĕk-dĭzē-ăst, -əst
noun
A striptease artist.
American Heritage
A stripteaser.
Webster's New World
An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- exotic-dancer
- striptease
- striptease artist
- stripper
- peeler
- stripteaser
Other Word Forms of Ecdysiast
Noun
Singular:
ecdysiast
Plural:
ecdysiastsOrigin of Ecdysiast
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Coined by H. L. Mencken from ecdysis (on the model of enthusiast etc.).
From Wiktionary
From ecdysis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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