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ripper¹

  • /ˈɹɪpə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɪpɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪpə(ɹ)

noun rippers

  1. Something that rips something else.
  2. Someone who rips something.
  3. A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
  4. A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon. Jack the Ripper
  5. A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
  6. A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
  7. Australia, UK, slang Something that is an excellent example of its kind. He [Rafael Nadal] didn't convert that but gained the advantage and launched another ripper of a forehand to force the error from Tsitsipas on the volley. (Thurston, E. November 15, 2019, Rafael Nadal digs deep to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas at ATP Finals. Sky UK https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/121
  8. Software that extracts content from files or storage media.
  9. A tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
  10. New Jersey, US, slang A hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
  11. A foghorn.

adjective

  1. Australia, UK, not comparable, slang Very good; excellent; fantastic. 2019 Kobe Howard, Coaches Wrap Brisbane Lions, 30 April 2019. Accessed 6 May 2019. Not only did Lachie Neale have another stand out game with 28 disposals and a ripper goal from outside 50, but Lions debutant Noah Answerth slotted in nicely picking up 5 intercept marks.

ripper²

  • /ˈɹɪpə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɪpɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Compare rip (“a basket”), or riparian (“relating to a river bank”).

noun rippers · ripier · rippier

  1. obsolete 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.

Ripper³

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Rippers

  1. A surname.

Ripper⁴

Where it comes from

From ripper, from rip+-er

proper noun the Ripper

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Jack the Ripper

noun Rippers

  1. informal A vicious murderer
  2. informal A serial killer

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bodice, rippier, rip saw, rave hook, rive, river, racker, raptor, rip box, rip-rap, reaver, raspador, riffer, rippler, rippon, razer

Translations

Every language

noun someone who rips (something)

Françaisripeur

noun murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade

Españoldestripador
Portuguêsestripador
Françaiséventreur
Italianosquartatore

noun slang: something that is an excellent example of its kind

Русскийзачёт začót

noun software

Portuguêsripador

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@misc{ripper_2026,
  title = {ripper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ripper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}