ripper

rip·per

noun \ˈri-pər\

Definition of RIPPER

1

: one that rips; especially : a machine used to break up solid material (as rock or ore)

2

: an excellent example or instance of its kind

Examples of RIPPER

1. <the comedian's last routine was a real ripper, leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches>

First Known Use of RIPPER

1611

Related to RIPPER

Synonyms: beaut, beauty, bee's knees, cat's meow, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), daisy, dandy, dilly, doozy (or doozie also doozer), dream, honey, hot stuff, humdinger, hummer, knockout, lollapalooza, lulu [slang], nifty, peach, pip, pippin, jim–dandy, ripsnorter, snorter, sockdolager (or sockdologer), standout, sweetheart

Related Words: marvel, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, wonder; catch, crown jewel, diamond, gem, imperial, jewel, pearl, plum, treasure

Near Antonyms: bust, disappointment, dud, failure, flop, lemon, letdown, loser, stinker, turkey

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Rhymes with RIPPER

chipper, clipper, dipper, dripper, flipper, gripper, kipper, quipper, nipper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper