How to Pronounce "rippers"
word
ˈɹɪpɝ
RIP-erz
ɹˈɪpəz
RIP-uhz
Definition
'Rippers' usually refers to people or tools that tear or rip things apart. In crime slang, it can mean serial killers who mutilate victims, referring to historical figures like 'Jack the Ripper'.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹɪpɝ
British English
ɹˈɪpəz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RIP-erz
UK
RIP-uhz
Listen in Context
Construction workers use rippers to break hard soil.
Those big machines are called rippers.
The police are looking for the group called the rippers.
People still talk about the infamous rippers from the old city.