ripper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
    • Jack the Ripper was probably a madman

WordNet


Rip"per noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
  2. A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
  3. Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. Slang.

Webster 1913