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Definition of Jack the Ripper
1. Noun. An unidentified English murderer in the 19th century.
Definition of Jack the Ripper
1. Proper noun. An unidentified 19th century murderer in England, who has become part of folklore. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jack The Ripper
Literary usage of Jack the Ripper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Days of My Years by Melville Leslie Macnaghten (1914)
"Jack the Ripper." ANONYMOUS. THE above queer verse was one of the first documents
which I perused at Scotland Yard, for at that time the police post-bag ..."
2. Famous Mysteries: Curious and Fantastic Riddles of Human Life that Have by John Elfreth Watkins (1919)
"Jack the Ripper There was a reign of terror in London's White- chapel district
during the late eighties. On Christmas, 1887, a woman of the demi-monde was ..."
3. Collections of Cayuga County Historical Society by Cayuga County Historical Society (1891)
"On February 13 a woman was killed in the east end of London at a place called
the " Swallows Garden," supposed to be another victim of Jack the Ripper. ..."
4. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1880)
"Litter brother to Jack the Ripper (14680), Jack the Ripper (14680).—JL Winchell,
Fair Haven, Vt. Breeders, Brough & Winchell. Whelped July 10,. black and ..."
5. 1894: 2:30 Book and Table of Sires, Containing All Trotters with Records of by William Henry Gocher (1894)
"Jack the Ripper, bg, 188—; by Sy- ler's Almont Pilot Jack the Ripper, bg, 188—,
by Pat Jack the Ripper, blk s, 1886, by Texas Jack Sr.—Kinney Rooker, ..."
6. Secreted Desires: The Major Uranians by Michael Matthew Kaylor (2006)
"This apparent suicide correlated with the end of 'Jack the Ripper' as a newspaper
headline, suggesting to the Victorian press and to Scotland Yard, ..."
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