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Meaning of "Jack the Ripper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JACK THE RIPPER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACK THE RIPPER

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Jack the Ripper is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JACK THE RIPPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter written by someone claiming to be the murderer that was widely disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax, and may have been written by a journalist in a deliberate attempt to heighten interest in the story. Within the crime case files as well as journalistic accounts the killer was known as "the Whitechapel Murderer" as well as "Leather Apron". Attacks ascribed to the Ripper typically involved female prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of London and whose throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to proposals that their killer possessed anatomical or surgical knowledge. Rumours that the murders were connected intensified in September and October 1888, and letters from a writer or writers purporting to be the murderer were received by media outlets and Scotland Yard.

Definition of Jack the Ripper in the English dictionary

The definition of Jack the Ripper in the dictionary is an unidentified murderer who killed at least seven prostitutes in London's East End between August and November 1888.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACK THE RIPPER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE JACK THE RIPPER

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Synonyms and antonyms of Jack the Ripper in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Jack the Ripper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACK THE RIPPER

Find out the translation of Jack the Ripper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Jack the Ripper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Jack the Ripper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开膛手杰克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Jack el Destripador
570 millions of speakers

English

Jack the Ripper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जैक द रिपर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جاك السفاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Джек Потрошитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Jack , o Estripador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্যাক দ্যা রিপার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jack l´éventreur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jack the Ripper
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jack the Ripper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

切り裂きジャック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잭 더 리퍼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jack the Ripper
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Jack the Ripper
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜாக் எனும் கொலையாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॅक द रिपर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jack The Ripper
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Jack lo Squartatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kuba Rozpruwacz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Джек Різник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jack Spintecatorul
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Τζακ ο Αντεροβγάλτης
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Jack the Ripper
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Jack the Ripper
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Jack the Ripper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Jack the Ripper

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Jack the Ripper

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QUOTES WITH «JACK THE RIPPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Jack the Ripper.
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Scott Michael Foster
I'm a huge 'Game of Thrones' fan. I'm really into the 'Colbert Report' and 'Last Week Tonight.' And I really like to get on Netflix and watch, like, TV documentaries about: What happened to the mastodon? Or who was Jack the Ripper?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACK THE RIPPER»

Discover the use of Jack the Ripper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Jack the Ripper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Complete History of Jack the Ripper
The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years meticulous research.
Philip Sudgen, Philip Sugden, 2012
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
In the first edition of this book Patricia Cornwell named the killer as the artist, Walter Sickert. This paperback includes even more evidence for her compelling and credible conclusion.
Patricia Cornwell, 2008
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Jack the Ripper: An Encyclopedia
This encyclopedia covers almost every aspect of the Jack the Ripper murders in considerable detail, exposes a number of myths and corrects many points of misinformation about this notorious British criminal history.
John J. Eddleston, 2001
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Complete Jack the Ripper
Donald Rumbelow, a former London Metropolitan policeman, and an authority on crime, has subjected every theory -- including those that have emerged in recent years -- to the same deep scrutiny.
Donald Rumbelow, 2013
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Autobiography of Jack the Ripper: In His Own Words, The ...
Offers a memoir taken from a manuscript purported to have been written in the 1920s by a man claiming to be the perpetrator of the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888, along with an appendix by an expert on the murders that analyzes the text.
James Carnac, 2013
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Jack the Ripper: The Facts
Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on the case, this is a completely rewritten and fully updated edition of Begg's classic title Jack the Ripper.
Paul Begg, 2006
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Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect
The first book to explore the life of Aaron Kozminski, one of Scotland Yard's top suspects in the quest to identify Jack the Ripper Combines historical research and contemporary criminal profiling techniques to solve one of the most vexing ...
Robert House, 2011
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Jack the Ripper
Andrew Cook goes in search of the real story of Jack the Ripper - and this story isn't set in the brothels of the East End but in the boardrooms of Fleet Street.
Andrew Cook, 2009
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Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution
Or was Jack the Ripper three men: two killers and an accomplice? In this work the author investigates all aspects of this strange case shrouded in mystery and misconception.
Stephen Knight, 1986
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Jack The Ripper: First American Serial Killer
The police had actually arrested and charged an American with the Ripper murders, but he escaped and disappeared in America. The Ripper murders ceased. The book reveals for the first time the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Stewart Evans, Paul Gainey, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACK THE RIPPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Jack the Ripper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elderly man confesses to 70-year-old crime - Star Phoenix
... 1946, was one of four killings that sparked rumours of a "Soho Jack," a central London version of Jack the Ripper, who had stalked prostitutes ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
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'Soho Jack'? Canadian man, 91, reportedly admits to 1946 murder of …
... Cook's 1946 murder was one of four killings that sparked rumours of a “Soho Jack,” a central London version of Jack the Ripper. The United ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Pulse List: 7 ways London can surprise you
Murder Mystery: Jack the Ripper hogs all the press when it comes to East London's five prostitute murders of 1888. Discover more about the ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Wearside Jack filmmakers visit scene of the crime
“We've been to the crematorium and Kayll Road library, where John Humble borrowed a book on the original Jack the Ripper murders, which ... «Sunderland Echo, Jul 15»
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Mr. Holmes: Every generation gets a Sherlock it deserves - The …
During the sixties youthquake, for example, a cross-over concept with the historical Jack the Ripper case in A Study in Terror (1965) enabled a ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Raspberry-blowing posh woman terrorises man in Waitrose car park
It featured a Jack the Ripper-style madman stalking the streets of Victorian London, who killed or stunned his victims by blowing them a ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Worrying times in Whitechapel
It all unfolds with the grisly serial killings dubbed by the popular press as the work of 'Jack the Ripper', but from deep within the smog-ridden slums, another ... «Bromsgrove Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Things To Do In London: Thursday 16 July 2015
This tour sounds like a bit of a contradiction in terms to us, but head to Whitechapel for a Jack the Ripper experience where you'll be served up ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
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Bram Stoker removed the Met police from Dracula after failing to …
Dracula had to be rewritten after the police fiasco over the Jack the Ripper murders showed Scotland Yard was no place for heroes, one of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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'Swerve': Well-honed howls of horror
Jack the Ripper is all too real and plenty scary, but we don't know what made him tick. (For a fictional peek into Jack's unlovely mind, see ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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