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JACK THE RIPPER
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• JACK THE RIPPER (noun)
The noun JACK THE RIPPER has 1 sense:
1. an unidentified English murderer in the 19th century
Familiarity information: JACK THE RIPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unidentified English murderer in the 19th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
liquidator; manslayer; murderer (a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being))
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