reaper
121The Grim Reaper — an executioner; a person who decides your fate, position, grades, etc. Old Mason was The Grim Reaper. He showed no mercy when he failed students …
122(the) reaper — death Father Time carries a scythe as well as an hourglass. Usually as the Grim Reaper …
123(the) Grim Reaper — literary death. When the Grim Reaper comes for you, there s no escaping …
124(the) Grim Reaper — the Grim Reaper UK US noun an imaginary character who represents death. It is usually shown as a skeleton wearing a long black cloak with a hood and carrying a scythe (=a tool for cutting grass) . Thesaurus: characters in storieshyponym …
125grim reaper — noun Usage: often capitalized G&R Date: circa 1927 death especially when personified as a man or skeleton with a scythe …
126Grim Reaper — the personification of death as a man or cloaked skeleton holding a scythe. [1925 30] * * * …
127Grim Reaper — Grim Reap|er, the a name given to Death in stories and literature. He is shown in pictures as a human ↑skeleton in long black clothes that also cover his head, carrying a large ↑scythe (=a tool for cutting crops) …
128Grim File Reaper — LISP machine utility that automatically removes files from a hard disk, GFR (Computers) …