Jack the Ripper
an unidentified murderer who killed at least seven prostitutes in London's East End between August and November 1888
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How to use Jack the Ripper in a sentence
Possibly he took me for a latter-day Jack-the-Ripper, with a penchant for elderly male paupers.
The People of the Abyss | Jack LondonI tell you that the man who can work out plots like those might be a second Jack-the-Ripper and not a soul the wiser!
The Yellow Claw | Sax RohmerA "Jack-the-Ripper" who openly declared himself would have nothing like the power of one working in the dark.
England | Frank FoxThe prominence of a desire for notoriety is evident in criminals of the Jack-the-Ripper and other types.
A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution | C. M. Williams
Cultural definitions for Jack the Ripper
A criminal in London in the late nineteenth century apparently responsible for several ghastly murders by slashing. His identity is unknown.
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