spogliatore

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Italian

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Etymology

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From spogliare +‎ -tore.

Noun

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spogliatore m (plural spogliatori, feminine spogliatrice)

  1. (neologism, rare) dressing room
    Synonym: spogliatoio
    • 2020 September 24, Massimo Basile, “In fila per gli ultimi saldi da Century 21: l'icona pop della moda newyorkese fa bancarotta per il Covid [In line for the last sales from Century 21: the New York fashion icon becomes bankrupt due to Covid]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
      Era il posto dove adolescenti, soprattutto bianchi, potevano stare ore a entrare e uscire dagli spogliatori, provandosi i vestiti senza che i commessi dicessero niente.
      It was the place were adolescents, above all whites, could stay for hours entering and exiting the dressing rooms, trying on clothes without the shop assistants saying anything.
  2. (literary, rare) robber, plunderer, despoiler
    Synonyms: ladro, rapinatore, predatore, saccheggiatore

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