striper

[ strahy-per ]

noun

, Informal.

1. Military.
   1. a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes: stripe:

      a four-striper.

   2. an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes stripe denoting years of service:

      a six-striper.

2. striped bass.

striper

/ ˈstraɪpə /

noun

1. slang.
   military an officer who has a stripe or stripes on his uniform, esp in the navy

   a two-striper (lieutenant)

Word History and Origins

Origin of striper¹

stripe ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

As the work went on, a pin-striper from Mercedes Benz was brought in to restore the original detailing.

From The Daily Beast

A kind person, she had volunteered as a “candy-striper” in a hospital.

From The Daily Beast

If he were a green striper, he would refuse to accept anything that did not bear a green stripe on its ticket.

From Project Gutenberg

In a few minutes the door opened, and through it there stepped a grizzled four-striper.

From Project Gutenberg

The striper should provide himself with a dust-proof metal box in which to store his pencil equipment.

From Project Gutenberg

The pencil equipment is properly a matter of the first concern to the striper.

From Project Gutenberg

The striper should be provided with at least four different sizes of pencils.

From Project Gutenberg