ripper

Plural: rippers

Noun

• A person or thing that tears or cuts roughly.
• a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
  • "Jack the Ripper was probably a madman"
• Something that rips something else.
• Someone who rips something.
• A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
• A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
• A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
• A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
• Something that is an excellent example of its kind.
• Software that extracts content from files or storage media.
• A tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
• A hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
• A foghorn.
• One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.

Adj

• Very good; excellent; fantastic.

Examples

• Jack the Ripper
• The Scrabble player was a "RIPPER" of the dictionary, finding obscure words.