Jack the Ripper

British  

noun

1. an unidentified murderer who killed at least seven prostitutes in London's East End between August and November 1888

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Jack the Ripper Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

During his career, Warner embraced the role of the villain, acting as mischievous valet Spicer Lovejoy in “Titanic” and playing Jack the Ripper in 1979’s “Time After Time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022

He was Jack the Ripper in “Time After Time” in 1979; two years later, in “Time Bandits,” his character was named simply Evil Genius.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

This Netflix original series chronicles the turbulent investigation, which bore striking similarities to that of the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper, who committed a killing spree in London in 1888.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2020

During his career, Frank Windsor reprised the role of John Watt in 1973 to reopen the Jack the Ripper murder investigations alongside fellow Z Cars character Charlie Barlow, played by Stafford Johns.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2020

Now, thanks to Bertillon, the police could determine if a man claiming to be John Reynolds was actually Jack the Ripper.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day