ripper
Americannoun
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a person or thing that rips.
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Also ripper bill, ripper act a legislative bill or act for taking powers of appointment to and removal from office away from the usual holders of these powers and conferring them unrestrictedly on a chief executive, as a governor or mayor, or on a board of officials.
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a double-ripper.
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a killer who dispatches and often mutilates victims with a knife or similar weapon.
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Mining. a hooklike tool, attached to earth-moving machinery, for tearing away ore, rock, etc.
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Chiefly British Slang. something especially strong, fine, or good of its kind.
noun
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a person who rips
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a murderer who dissects or mutilates his victims' bodies
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informal a fine or excellent person or thing
Etymology
Origin of ripper
Example Sentences
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The bleakness of its nuclear war scenario is counterbalanced by its schoolboy jokiness, giving its characters names like Gen. Jack D. Ripper, Col.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024
At 19, they became the youngest female patients at Broadmoor - sharing the high security psychiatric hospital with notorious killers like Charles Bronson and Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
His Ripper team won the team competition by 11 shots.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
His Ripper team won the team competition by 11 shots.
From Washington Times • Aug. 13, 2023
When my father and I had passed through Bucharest on our way to America, the Ripper had been the talk of the capital.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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