ripper
nounEtymology
* 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.
Definitions
Something that rips something else.
Someone who rips something.
A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to…
A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
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A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
- Jack the Ripper
A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be…
A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
Something that is an excellent example of its kind.
- 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.
Software that extracts content from files or storage media.
A tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
A hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
A foghorn.
Very good
Very good; excellent; fantastic.
One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.
- But what's the action we are for now? Robbing a ripper of his fish.
A surname.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ripper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA