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Definitions for Ripper

[1] a person or thing that rips.
[2] Also ripper bill, ripper act . a legislative bill or act for taking powers of appointment to and removal from office away from the usual holders of these powers and conferring them unrestrictedly on a chief executive, as a governor or mayor, or on a board of officials.
[3] a double-ripper.
[4] a killer who dispatches and often mutilates victims with a knife or similar weapon.
[5] Mining . a hooklike tool, attached to earth-moving machinery, for tearing away ore, rock, etc.
[6] Chiefly British Slang . something especially strong, fine, or good of its kind.
[7] a person who rips
[8] a murderer who dissects or mutilates his victims' bodies
[9] informal , mainly Australian and NZ a fine or excellent person or thing

Words related to Ripper

bayonet, dagger, blade, sword, skewer, machete, sickle, cutter, scalpel, lance, steel, shank, point, edge, cutlass, sabre, switchblade, scythe, bolo, stiletto

Words nearby Ripper

ripley, ripoff, ripon, riposte, ripped, ripper, ripping, ripple, ripple control, ripple effect, ripple mark

Origin of Ripper

First recorded in 1605–15; rip1 + -er1

Synonyms for Ripper

bayonet, blade, cutter, dagger, machete, scalpel, sickle, skewer, sword, bolo, cutlass, edge, lance, lancet, point, sabre, scimitar, scythe, shank, shiv, steel, stiletto, switchblade, tickler, cutting edge, skiver