noun

• A striptease performer.

  ‘Who can blame that fabled celebrity connoisseur of ecdysiasts for wearing a mask when he dropped in for a spot of ale at his favorite London strip club?’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Our favorite ‘intense’ (read: creepy) actor is an aficionado of ecdysiasts.’
  • ‘Consider the time I had a Swedish house guest, a woman who would later go on to become one of Key West's most popular ecdysiasts.’
  • ‘A demeaning booking in a burlesque theater gives Louise the chance to emerge from Momma's shadow and become cafe society's favorite ecdysiast.’
  • ‘The legendary ecdysiast should take Britain off his itinerary altogether.’