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Definition: Meaning of, ripper in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɪpə /

  • noun
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ripper rippers
  1. a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
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  2. dated slang Australian English a remarkable or excellent thing or person
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    corker, pearler
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Australian English
  1. very good
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    bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, grouse, lovely
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ripper used in phrases

  • Jack the Ripper
    1. the name given to a man who killed and cut up the bodies of several PROSTITUTE s (= women who are paid to have sex) in the Whitechapel area of London in 1888. The police never caught him and never discovered who he was. The name "the Ripper" is now sometimes used to describe criminals who murder people in a similar way.
  • bodice ripper (noun)
    1. a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated
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