ripper

ˈrɪpər

Definition

Definition of ripper - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

high quality

Dated

excellent or outstanding

Dated

That was a ripper performance by the band last night!

excellent

outstanding

Noun

crimemurderer who uses a sharp weapon

The ripper was infamous for his brutal crimes.

butcher

slasher

technology

TECH.

software that extracts data from media

TECH.

He used a ripper to copy the CD contents.

converter

extractor

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Images of ripper

tool for reducing soil compaction

Expressions with ripper

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seam ripper

tool used to remove stitches

She used a seam ripper to undo the stitches.

bodice ripper

romantic novel with explicit sexual content

She enjoys reading a bodice ripper on weekends.

Origin of ripper

English, rip (tear apart) + -er (agent noun)

Examples of ripper in a sentence

The chef prepared a ripper meal for the guests.
The ripper left a chilling message at the scene.
Police are on the hunt for the ripper in the city.
A ripper can extract audio files from a DVD.
He downloaded a ripper to digitize his old records.
The concert last night was a ripper!

His new novel is an absolute ripper.
The ripper was crispy and delicious.
She tried a ripper for the first time.
A ripper was essential for breaking up the hard soil.
He invested in a new ripper for his farming business.

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French:exceptionnel, éventreur, ...
German:ausgezeichnet, Ripper, ...
Italian:fantastico, killer, ...
Spanish:estupendo, destripador, ...
Portuguese:excelente, estripador, ...
Chinese:极好的, 开膛手, ...
Japanese:素晴らしい, 切り裂き魔, ...
Arabic:ممتاز, سَفّاح, ...
Hebrew:מְעוּלֶּה, מַרְטֵשׁ, ...
Russian:потрясающий, потрошитель, ...
Ukrainian:чудовий, різник, ...
Hindi:शानदार, हत्यारा, ...
Bengali:চমৎকার, রিপার, ...
Catalan:excel.lent, assassí, ...
Czech:skvělý, rozparovač, ...
Danish:fremragende, knivmorder, ...
Dutch:geweldig, slachter, ...
Greek:εξαιρετικός, σφαγέας, ...
Hungarian:remek, késes gyilkos, ...
Khmer:អស្ចារ្យ, ឃាតករប្រើអាវុធមុតស្រួច, ...
Korean:훌륭한, 살인자, ...
Persian:عالی, قاتل زنجیره‌ای, ...
Polish:świetny, morderca, ...
Portuguese (BR):excelente, estripador, ...
Romanian:excelent, criminal, ...
Swedish:fantastisk, rivare, ...
Thai:ยอดเยี่ยม, ฆาตกร, ...
Turkish:harika, canavar, ...
Vietnamese:tuyệt vời, kẻ sát nhân, ...

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