noun
Meaning 1
A device that applies stripes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We rented a line striper for the parking lot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
striper
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈstɹaɪpɚ/ rhotic
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noun
Meaning 2
The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a popular sport fish native to North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
Examples
- I caught a striper today.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person who is authorized to wear a certain number of stripes on his or her uniform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: striped bass, Roccus saxatilis, rockfish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sea bass
noun
Meaning 5
caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: striped bass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sea bass, bass
noun
Meaning 6
a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he's a four-striper
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
History
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).