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Definition Jack the Ripper in British English

Jack the Ripper

/ˌdʒæk ðə ˈrɪpə(r)/
1

a man who murdered prostitutes (=women who have sex for money) in 19th-century London. The police never caught him or found out who he was.

Definition Jack the Ripper in British English