ripper

[ rip-er ]

/ ˈrɪp ər /

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noun

a person or thing that rips.

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.

a double-ripper.

a killer who dispatches and often mutilates victims with a knife or similar weapon.

Mining. a hooklike tool, attached to earth-moving machinery, for tearing away ore, rock, etc.

Chiefly British Slang. something especially strong, fine, or good of its kind.

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Origin of ripper

First recorded in 1605–15; rip¹ + -er¹

Words nearby ripper

Ripley, ripoff, rip on, riposte, ripped, ripper, ripping, ripple, ripple control, ripple effect, ripplegrass

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How to use ripper in a sentence

The problem with this revelation is that confidence is much harder to develop as an adult than as a child, as anyone who has seen a little ripper rocket blindly down technical terrain can attest.
Taking Ski Lessons As an Adult Helped Me Excel on the Hill|Fred Dreier|February 22, 2022|Outside Online
Each one, to a fault, is lovestruck by snow, deeply introspective about their life choices, and a ripper.
‘Powder Days’ Is an Honest Look at Whether It’s Still Possible to Be a Ski Bum|lwhelan|November 12, 2021|Outside Online
Now manufacturers offer high-performance models in a range of lasts so that even wide-footed rippers can enjoy both comfort and power.
The Best Alpine Ski Boots of 2022|jversteegh|October 26, 2021|Outside Online
If the insufficient handles are still attached to your NWPP sheets, cut them off or use a seam ripper to take them out.
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Did the Ripper quit because he feared that he was close to being caught?
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This makes the guide to the Jack the Ripper Walk seem rather dated.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of course, you could protest that Sherlock did not really exist and the Ripper did.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later heads of Scotland Yard admitted that the Ripper should have been caught.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
LONDON — If Sherlock Holmes was such a smart detective, why was he not put on the case of Jack the Ripper?
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Old Ripper, a talkative, discontented man, stopped and ventured to enter on his grievances.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mr. Ripper's opinion was that he had lost his senses with the blow on the temple, and fell an easy prey to death.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mr. Ripper's logic tended to the belief that he could not be punished if he stuck to the avowal of having seen nothing.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Such cases as that of Jack the Ripper, for instance, are undoubtedly due to a special tendency to take life.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
But as the policemen closed in around me there was a cry raised, "It is Jack the Ripper in disguise."
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton

British Dictionary definitions for ripper

ripper

/ (ˈrɪpə) /

noun

a person who rips

a murderer who dissects or mutilates his victims' bodies

informal, mainly Australian and NZ a fine or excellent person or thing

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