‘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?’
‘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.’
Origin
1940s from Greek ekdusis ‘shedding’, on the pattern of enthusiast.
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