Definition of Jack the Ripper in English:
Jack the Ripper
proper noundʒak ðə ˈrɪpədʒækðəˈrɪpə(r)
An unidentified 19th-century English murderer. In 1888 at least six prostitutes were brutally killed in the East End of London, the bodies being mutilated in a way that indicated a knowledge of anatomy. The authorities received taunting notes from a person calling himself Jack the Ripper and claiming to be the murderer, but the cases remain unsolved.
Definition of Jack the Ripper in US English:
Jack the Ripper
proper noundʒækðəˈrɪpə(r)
An unidentified 19th-century English murderer. In 1888, at least six London prostitutes were brutally killed. Authorities received taunting notes from a person called Jack the Ripper, who claimed to be the murderer, but the cases remain unsolved.