grim reaper
noun
variants
often Grim Reaper
: death especially when personified as a man or skeleton with a scythe
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When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Later, the look became incorporated in folktales as the attire of grim reapers.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Just a few days ago, Trump posted a video that compared Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a key figure in the shutdown, to the grim reaper because of the cuts to workers that were coming.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
The series starred Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers in Seattle and ran for two seasons.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Later, the look became incorporated in folktales as the attire of grim reapers.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Just a few days ago, Trump posted a video that compared Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a key figure in the shutdown, to the grim reaper because of the cuts to workers that were coming.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
The series starred Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers in Seattle and ran for two seasons.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Grim reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grim%20reaper. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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