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Ripley

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A fictional woman who is the main character in the Alien films
  • proper noun
translation icon : Ripley
  • Ellen Ripley died trying to wipe this species out.

Examples

  • Afraid to ask, but knowing she has to: Ripley, what about the others?

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Ripley, you got a target in sight?

    Pearl Harbor (2001)

  • Not even Ripley could take down a place like that.

    Thick as Thieves (2009)

  • Do it for me, Ripley.

    Alien³ (1992)

  • The Alien continues to close in on Ripley, now crawling backwards on the floor.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.

    Alien (1979)

  • Then, with a sense of urgency born of professionalism: Ripley, I need to go to the ship.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A muffled exclamation issues from the prisoners as Ripley enters the room.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Ripley and Dillon interlock their hands, and Ripley puts one foot in and hoists herself up.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Ellen Ripley is known for her bravery in battling alien creatures.

Surface Forms

Ripley main

Etymology

Ripley (the character) uses a common English last name that comes from rip- and -ley, meaning a 'clearing by a stream'. That's why the name feels like a normal family name rather than a made-up word for the story.