striper

noun
/ˈstɹaɪpɚ/

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).

Definitions

  1. A device that applies stripes.

    • We rented a line striper for the parking lot.
  2. The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a popular sport fish native to North America.

    • I caught a striper today.
  3. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA