ripper
noun
- small tool to remove stitches
- something that rips
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪpə/ / /ˈɹɪpɚ/
adj
Etymology: From rip + -er; originated 1605–15.
- Very good; excellent; fantastic.
“2019 Kobe Howard, Coaches Wrap Brisbane Lions, 30 April 2019. Accessed 6 May 2019. Not only did Lachie Neale have another stand out game with 28 disposals and a ripper goal from outside 50, but Lions debutant Noah Answerth slotted in nicely picking up 5 intercept marks.”
name
Etymology: * As an English surname, from Middle English ripier (“basket”), from Old Norse hrip, from Proto-Germanic *hrepaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend”). * As a Scottish surname, from Middle English reper (“reaper, harvester”) (modern reaper). * As a German surname, variant of Ripp.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Compare rip (“a basket”), or riparian (“relating to a river bank”).
- One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.
“But what's the action we are for now? Robbing a ripper of his fish.”