ripper
pronunciation
How to pronounce ripper in British English:
UK [ˈrɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce ripper in American English:
US ['rɪpər]
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- Noun:
- a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
Word Origin
- ripper (n.)
- 1610s, agent noun from rip (v.). Meaning "killer who mutilates his victims" (1890) is from Jack the Ripper, notorious London murderer, whose nickname contains a pun on ripper in sense of "tool for ripping" old slates, etc. (1823) and the slang meaning "excellent person or thing, a 'ripping' fellow" (1838), from ripping "excellent, splendid."
Example
- 1. Who are you , jack the ripper ?
- 2. Does jack the ripper live here ?
- 3. Jack , the ripper lived here !
- 4. Why does marriott think feigenbaum is jack the ripper ?
- 5. His lawyer suspected him of the ripper murders too .