Ripper

Quick meaning: Ripper is a noun meaning Something that rips something else.

Meaning

Something that rips something else.

More Meanings

1. Someone who rips something.
2. A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
3. A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
4. (mining) A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
5. (mining) A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
6. (British, Australia, slang) Something that is an excellent example of its kind.
7. (computing) Software that extracts content from files or storage media.

Example Sentences

Jack the Ripper

But what's the action we are for now? Robbing a ripper of his fish.

Martin walked around the vehicle, viewing it from all angles and giggling as he did so. “She's a ripper, Bert, a real ripper!”

Really, the Strauss Ball was in a category of its own, which is why we are making such a fuss about it; an absolute ripper of a ball whatever the hell it should be called in technical terms.

Word Forms

• rippers
• ripier
• rippier

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bodice, rippier, rive, river, rip-rap, reaver.

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