ripper

Noun

1. Something that rips something else.
2. Someone who rips something.
3. A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
4. A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
5. A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
6. A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
7. (Australia, British, slang) Something that is an excellent example of its kind.
8. Software that extracts content from files or storage media.
9. A tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
10. (New-Jersey, US, slang) A hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
11. A foghorn.

Adj

Very good; excellent; fantastic.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɪpə/

Etymology

From rip + -er; originated 1605–15.

Synonyms

slasher

cultivator

cut throat

harrow

header

loosener

prize

raker

render

slitting

thug

stabber

pinch bar

ripping bar

claw bar

earth boring machine

sliverer

shipbreaker

track liner

split saw

crowbar

raker grade ripper

Translations

ripeur

éventreur

estripador

destripador

Schlitzer

squartatore

Trennmaschine

ripadora

αντεροβγάλτης

rippeur

dépeceur

ripper

woeler, grondbreker, opbreker

rozpruwacz

ripador