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ripper

rip·per

UK/ˈɹɪpə/ US/ˈɹɪpɚ/ fairly common informal slang uk us

noun

1.

a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife

  • “Jack the ripper was probably a madman”

Origin

* As an English surname, from Middle English ripier (“basket”), from Old Norse hrip, from Proto-Germanic *hrepaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend”). * As a Scottish surname, from Middle English reper (“reaper, harvester”) (modern reaper). * As a German surname, variant of Ripp.

Phrases

  • bodice ripper
  • bonnet ripper
  • radish ripper

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