[ noun ] a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife <noun.person> Jack the Ripper was probably a madman
Ripler \Rip"ler\, Ripper \Rip"per\, n. [Cf. {Rip} a basket, or {Riparian}.] (O.E. Law) One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns. [Obs.]
But what's the action we are for now ? Robbing a ripper of his fish. --Beau. & Fl.
Ripper \Rip"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
2. A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
3. Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [Slang.]