different between ripper vs gipper

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???p?/
• (General American) enPR: r?p??r, IPA^(key): /???p?/
• Rhymes: -?p?(r)
• Hyphenation: rip?per

Etymology 1

rip +? -er; originated 1605–15.

Noun

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.
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. (Britain, 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.

Derived terms

• bodice ripper
• radish ripper

Translations

Adjective

ripper (not comparable)

1. (Britain, 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.

References

• “ripper”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “ripper” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "ripper" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• ripler
• rippier

Noun

ripper (plural rippers)

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

   • But what's the action we are for now? Robbing a ripper of his fish.

English

Etymology

gip (“clean [fish] for curing”) +? -er (suffix forming agent nouns)

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: g??p?r, IPA^(key): /???p?/

Noun

gipper (plural gippers)

1. (obsolete except dialectal) One who gips (i.e., cleans fish in preparation for curing).

Translations

References

• ‘Gi·pper’ s.v. “Gip, v.” on page 173/1 of § 2 (G) of volume IV (F and G, ed. Henry Bradley, 1901) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)

Anagrams

• grippe