\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.]

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