ecdysiast
[ek-diz-ee-ast, -ist]
/ ɛkˈdɪz iˌæst, -ɪst /
NOUN
erotic dancer
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NOUN
exotic dancer
Synonyms
Example Sentences
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Ann Corio, 27, onetime ecdysiast No. 1 of burlesque; and Vaudevillian Robert Williams, 32; both for the second time; last month; in Mexico.
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