grim reaper

Speech parts

1. grim reaper - Noun

2. Grim reaper - Proper noun

Meaning

Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

reaper death angel of death finis loss necrosis passing ending sleep destruction departure grave dying exit extinction
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Antonyms

renaissance nativity life building growth beginning
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Related terms

like grim death

Examples

A halo surrounded the grim reaper nun, Sister Maria. (By the way-I like this human idea of the grim reaper. I like the scythe. It amuses me.) Markus Zusak

I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London. Benedict Cumberbatch

We don't beat the Grim Reaper by living longer, we beat the Reaper by living well and living fully, for the Reaper will come for all of us. The question is what do we do between the time we are born and the time he shows up. It's too late to do all the things that you're gonna kinda get around to. Randy Pausch

In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. Terry Pratchett

Do you know, every time I've seen you you've been like the Grim Reaper of goodwill and cheer. You should find another profession. Lora Leigh

He could be crooning about the monsters under a young child’s bed or even what he would do if he could embody the Grim Reaper himself. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

grim moment grim mood grim realist Grim Reaper paradox grim trigger grim-gram