Definition of Ripper

Babylon English
ripper
n. person or thing that rips; device for ripping; murderer who slashes or mutilates his victims with a knife; person or thing that is particularly good or high-quality (British Slang)

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Ripper Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ripper
(n.)
One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
  
(n.)
One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.
  
(n.)
Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc.
  
(n.)
A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
  

WordNet 2.0
ripper

Noun
1. a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the ripper was probably a madman"
(hypernym) murderer, liquidator, manslayer

Australian Slang
Ripper
1. surfboard rider, skater, snowboarder, etc.; 2. something or someone exciting extreme admiration: “You little ripper!”; 3. great, fantastic: "It was a ripper party"


Bodice ripper
paperback romance novel with a pictorial cover featuring a man and woman in a steamy pose

Yew little ripper!
exclamation of delight

hEnglish - advanced version
ripper

ripper
\rip"per\ (?), n.
1. one who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
2. a tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
3. anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [slang.]
ripper
n : a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "jack the ripper was probably a madman"


  similar words(2) 




 ripper act 
 double-ripper 


Ripper Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

International Relations and Security Acronyms
RIPPER
Korean War (1951) offensive against Ch'unch'on


Ripper Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

The Harry Potter Glossary
Ripper
Aunt Marge's precious bullhound.


Ripper Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Ripper
Ripper may refer to:
  • Jack the Ripper, a pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer (or killers) active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London in the latter half of 1888.
  • The Yorkshire Ripper, the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, who killed thirteen women in Yorkshire during the 1970s.
  • Brandon Vedas, a man who died of drug overdose on IRC.
  • CD ripper, a piece of software that reads compact discs and extracts audio data and stores it in an audio format computer file
  • Ripper, a person who is seriously and continuously involved in the ripping process
  • John the Ripper, a password cracking tool
  • slater's tool with a blade and a hook, used for removing broken slate
  • A variety of hot dog in which the meat is deep-fried to the point where the casing ruptures due to the intense build-up of heat and moisture beneath - resulting in a distinctive crispy and "ripped" exterior.
  • Ripper (racquet), a patented raquetball racquet from Wilson Sporting Goods.
  • Ripper (hot dog), a variety of hot dog served in New Jersey

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