ecdysiast

noun

ec·​dys·​i·​ast ek-ˈdi-zē-ˌast 

-zē-əst

: stripteaser

Examples of ecdysiast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her skeevy, low-light photographs of these amateur ecdysiasts on makeshift stages, naked in front of boys as well as men, were supplemented by recordings in which the women opened up about their lives while relaxing alone or with clients. —Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2018

Word History

Etymology

ecdysi(s) + -ast

Note: Word originated by H.L. mencken; for his account of the coinage and reaction to it, see The American Language: Supplement I (New York, 1945), pp. 584-87.

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above