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Meaning of 'ripper' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ripper [ n.]
- One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.
- One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
- A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
- Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc.

Meaning of 'ripper' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ripper [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
Example in sentence:
  • Jack the Ripper was probably a madman

Nearby Words:

rip riparian riparious ripe ripely ripen ripened ripeness ripening ripidolite

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