striper
noun/ˈstɹaɪpɚ/ · /ˈstɹaɪpə/
Etymology * (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).
1
A device that applies stripes.
- We rented a line striper for the parking lot.
2
Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a popular sport fish native to North America.
- I caught a striper today.
3
Government, Military, Politics, War 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:
- Related terms
- candy striper, Green Striper, green-striper, stripper