Grim Reaper

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈgrɪm ˈriːpə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈgrɪm ˈriːpɚ/

Proper noun

Proper noun Grim Reaper

A cartoon of the Grim Reaper.

1. Death; the Grim Reaper is death shown as a skeleton in a black robe with a hood and a scythe (an old farm tool for cutting grain). He reaps (harvests) the souls of dying people.

Synonyms

• death
• the reaper

Related words

• grim
• reaper