Plural of ripper
regular plural
The plural of ripper is rippers.
Forms of ripper
| Singular | ripper /ˈɹɪpə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rippers |
| Countable | countable |
Rippers in a sentence
- My aunt would bring a stack of torrid bodice rippers with her to the beach, and would unfailingly blush if disturbed in her reading.From the entry bodice ripper
- What do you get when you cross bodice rippers with Amish fiction?2013, Husna Haq, “'Bonnet rippers'? Amish romances are only gaining in popularity”, in Christian Science Monitor. From the entry bonnet ripper
- Unlike the sweet virgins of earlier romances, the heroines of the bodice rippers were notoriously feisty.1999, Paulette Richards, “Literary Contexts”, in Kathleen Gregory Klein, editor, Terry McMillan: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions…. From the entry bodice ripper
- Men with the rippers give a double squirt at your window.1954, Ian Fleming, “Death of a Pelican”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 131. From the entry pineapple
- Liston lashed the ovariotomists as ‘belly rippers’, and critics suggested it was done only to allow surgeons to practise pelvic surgery.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 351. From the entry ovariotomist
Meaning of ripper
- noun Something that rips something else.
- noun Someone who rips something.
- noun A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
Questions about the plural of ripper
- What is the plural of ripper?
- The plural of ripper is rippers.
- Is ripper countable?
- Ripper is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ripper (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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