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grim reaper

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Grim Reaper

 
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–noun
the personification of death as a man or cloaked skeleton holding a scythe.
Origin:
1925–30
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Grim Reaper   (grĭm)   
n.  The personification of death as a cloaked man or skeleton carrying a scythe.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Cultural Dictionary

Grim Reaper

A figure commonly used to represent death. The Grim Reaper is a skeleton or solemn-looking man carrying a scythe, who cuts off people's lives as though he were harvesting grain.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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