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ripper

See also: Ripper

English edit

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

rip +‎ -er; originated 1605–15.

Noun edit

ripper (plural rippers)

  1. Something that rips something else.
  2. Someone who rips something.
  3. A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
  4. A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
    Jack the Ripper
  5. (mining) A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
  6. (mining) A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
  7. (British, Australia, slang) Something that is an excellent example of its kind.
    • He [Rafael Nadal] didn't convert that but gained the advantage and launched another ripper of a forehand to force the error from Tsitsipas on the volley. (Thurston, E. November 15, 2019, Rafael Nadal digs deep to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas at ATP Finals. Sky UK https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11862011/rafael-nadal-digs-deep-to-beat-stefanos-tsitsipas-at-atp-finals accessed August 29, 2020)
    • 2001, Filton Hebbard, Memories of Kalgoorlie: Tales from the Australian Outback, page 334:
      Martin walked around the vehicle, viewing it from all angles and giggling as he did so. “She's a ripper, Bert, a real ripper!”
    • 2018, Gary Cox, Cricket Ball, page 242:
      Really, the Strauss Ball was in a category of its own, which is why we are making such a fuss about it; an absolute ripper of a ball whatever the hell it should be called in technical terms.
  8. (computing) Software that extracts content from files or storage media.
  9. (agriculture) A tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
  10. (US, New Jersey, slang) A hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
  11. A foghorn.
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Adjective edit

ripper (not comparable)

  1. (British, Australia, slang) 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.
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Etymology 2 edit

Compare rip (“a basket”), or riparian (“relating to a river bank”).

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Noun edit

ripper (plural rippers)

  1. (obsolete) One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “ripper”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ripper m (plural rippers)

  1. (computing) ripper

Verb edit

ripper

  1. (computing) to rip

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of ripper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ripper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rippant
/ʁi.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle rippé
/ʁi.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present rippe
/ʁip/ 		rippes
/ʁip/ 		rippe
/ʁip/ 		rippons
/ʁi.pɔ̃/ 		rippez
/ʁi.pe/ 		rippent
/ʁip/
imperfect rippais
/ʁi.pɛ/ 		rippais
/ʁi.pɛ/ 		rippait
/ʁi.pɛ/ 		rippions
/ʁi.pjɔ̃/ 		rippiez
/ʁi.pje/ 		rippaient
/ʁi.pɛ/
past historic2 rippai
/ʁi.pe/ 		rippas
/ʁi.pa/ 		rippa
/ʁi.pa/ 		rippâmes
/ʁi.pam/ 		rippâtes
/ʁi.pat/ 		rippèrent
/ʁi.pɛʁ/
future ripperai
/ʁi.pʁe/ 		ripperas
/ʁi.pʁa/ 		rippera
/ʁi.pʁa/ 		ripperons
/ʁi.pʁɔ̃/ 		ripperez
/ʁi.pʁe/ 		ripperont
/ʁi.pʁɔ̃/
conditional ripperais
/ʁi.pʁɛ/ 		ripperais
/ʁi.pʁɛ/ 		ripperait
/ʁi.pʁɛ/ 		ripperions
/ʁi.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ripperiez
/ʁi.pə.ʁje/ 		ripperaient
/ʁi.pʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present rippe
/ʁip/ 		rippes
/ʁip/ 		rippe
/ʁip/ 		rippions
/ʁi.pjɔ̃/ 		rippiez
/ʁi.pje/ 		rippent
/ʁip/
imperfect2 rippasse
/ʁi.pas/ 		rippasses
/ʁi.pas/ 		rippât
/ʁi.pa/ 		rippassions
/ʁi.pa.sjɔ̃/ 		rippassiez
/ʁi.pa.sje/ 		rippassent
/ʁi.pas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — rippe
/ʁip/ 		— rippons
/ʁi.pɔ̃/ 		rippez
/ʁi.pe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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