"lap dancer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lap dancers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lap dancer (plural lap dancers)
  1. A person who performs a lap dance, especially one who is employed to do so in a strip club. Categories (topical): Dance, Occupations, People Synonyms: lap-dancer Related terms: exotic dancer, pole dancer, prostitute, stripper

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