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 Definitions of ripper  [ˈrɪp ər]  

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Definition of 'ripper' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ripper
a person or thing that rips.

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

3.  ripper
something esp. strong, fine, or good of its kind.

Etymology:  (1605–15)

Definition of 'ripper' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ripper
a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
"Jack the Ripper was probably a madman"


Definition of 'ripper' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ripper
one who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns

2. (noun) ripper
one who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool

3. (noun) ripper
a tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates

4. (noun) ripper
anything huge, extreme, startling, etc



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