Ripper \Rip"per\, n.1. One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
2. A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
3. Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [Slang.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ripler \Rip"ler\, Ripper \Rip"per\, n. [Cf. Rip a basket, or Riparian.] (O.E. Law) One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns. [Obs.]
But what's the action we are for now ? Robbing a ripper of his fish. --Beau. & Fl.