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ripper

ripper

53 9.6
A murderer who cuts and badly hurts people with a knife
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪpər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : destripador
  • I assume you mean Jack the Ripper style mutilation.
  • Jack the Ripper
  • Ripper murders
  • Ripper letters

Savile was brought in as a suspect in the Yorkshire Ripper killings, the sex workers.

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Examples

  • Brown hair, like he dressed like Jack the Ripper for that murder.

  • Who else drinks to Jack the Ripper?

  • - Sure as hell gives Jack the Ripper a run for his money.

  • Does Jack the Ripper live here?

  • Jack the Ripper, for instance.

  • I hear that Jack the Ripper is available.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The story actually knocked Jack the Ripper off the front page.

  • For a story that revolves around Jack the Ripper, I expected there to be many more Ripper moments.

    Blog text (8)
  • A piece of paper is tacked to the crate displaying the day's headline: WHEN WILL THE RIPPER BE CAPTURED?

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The killer had brutally attacked his victims, resembling a infamous ripper from history.

Synonyms

killer
vsripper
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1.9

A person or animal that makes another living thing die on purpose

narrows this to someone who slashes or mutilates victims with a knife
murderer
vsripper
  • NSFW
946 3.4

A person who illegally kills another person on purpose

adds the specific method of slashing or mutilating victims with a knife
slayer
vsripper
  • NSFW
181 6.5

A person who kills others, often dangerous animals or enemies

refers instead to a violent murderer who slashes or mutilates people
butcher
vsripper
  • NSFW
31 8.6

A person who kills people in a cruel way

is similar cruelty but specifically involves slashing or mutilation with a knife
cutthroat
vsripper
  • NSFW
5 9.5

A person who kills another by cutting their throat

focuses on killing by slashing or mutilating victims with a knife
mutilator
vsripper
  • NSFW
1 9.3

A person who seriously hurts and disfigures people or animals

is specifically a violent killer who slashes or mutilates victims
dismemberer
vsripper
  • Offensive
9.6

A person or tool that cuts a body into pieces

focuses on killing by slashing or mutilating victims with a knife

Antonyms

savior
  • US
194 3.2

A person who helps someone escape danger or harm

129 2.8

A person who defends and cares for another person or thing

Compounds

A person who killed several women in London in the late 1800s and was never identified

bodice ripper
  • Offensive
1 9.2

Romantic stories set in the past with strong sex scenes that sometimes show forced sex

Surface Forms

ripper singular
rippers plural

Morphology

ripper = rip (transparent) = rip + er

An agent noun formed from the verb 'rip' (to tear/slash); a learner who knows 'rip' and '-er' can infer 'one who rips/slashes'.

Etymology

Ripper comes from the verb rip meaning 'to tear' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. The famous name 'Jack the Ripper' made the word mean a killer who slashes or badly injures victims, so a ripper is a murderer who cuts people.