Meaning
ripper
- A killer who brutally mutilates or dismembers victims (most famous in 'Jack the Ripper').
In a sentence
I delitti di Jack lo Squartatore non furono mai risolti.
The crimes of Jack the Ripper were never solved.
La polizia londinese dava la caccia a un brutale squartatore.
The London police were hunting a brutal ripper.
Molti documentari analizzano ancora la figura di quel famigerato squartatore.
Many documentaries still analyze the figure of that notorious ripper.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| squartatore | masculine · singular |
| squartatori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Almost exclusively encountered in historical/crime contexts, notably 'Jack lo Squartatore'.