1. a person or thing that rips or tears
2. a tool or device used for ripping or tearing materials
3. a murderer who kills violently
Usage: often capitalized when referring to Jack the Ripper

1. excellent or outstanding
Usage: informal; chiefly British and Australian

Examples

• The fabric ripper made it easy to remove the stitches.
• He used a seam ripper to fix the mistake in his sewing.
• Jack the Ripper terrorized London in the 1880s.
• The construction crew used a ripper to break up the old pavement.
• That was a ripper of a game!
• She had a ripper time at the party.
• The storm was a real ripper, causing damage throughout the city.