Ripper

proper nounproper nounnounattested in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

* 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

1
Variant of Jack the RipperEllipsis of Jack the Ripper

Etymology

From ripper, from rip+-er

noun

1
informalAlternative letter-case form of ripper A vicious murderer
2
informalAlternative letter-case form of ripper A serial killer

Forms

plural: Rippers

Ripley · A surname from Old English.ripped · Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.ripper · Something that rips something else.

Ripper · A surname.

ripping · That rips, or can be removed by ripping.ripple · A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a…Ripple · A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England…

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