ripper

noun/ˈrɪpər/

Frequency rank: #10,315 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person or thing that rips; also used informally to mean something excellent or outstanding.

Illustration for the English word “ripper”

Example sentence

The investigator spent years studying the case of the infamous ripper who terrorized the city.

Synonyms & related words

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