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.]
[1913 Webster]
But what's the action we are for now ?
Robbing a ripper of his fish. --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster] Ripost