grim reaper

noun

often capitalized G&R
: death especially when personified as a man or skeleton with a scythe

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Marlon Wayans shared his excitement for the age-old franchise in an Instagram post Tuesday, posed next to a grinning grim reaper. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024 Kim: So does this mean that Jung Jin-su really does turn into one of those grim reapers? Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 Now and then, a devil-red mascot named Whammy silently materializes in a corner, like a grim reaper in wait. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for grim reaper 

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grim reaper was in 1846

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“Grim reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grim%20reaper. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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