1. grim reaper - Noun
2. Grim reaper - Proper noun
Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe
Source: WordNetA 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