reaper



grim reaper

Fig. death. I think I have a few years to go yet before the grim reaper pays me a call.
See also: grim, reaper

the Grim Reaper

  (literary)
death
Usage notes: Death is sometimes thought of as an old man with a large curved tool for cutting crops.
When the Grim Reaper comes for you, there's no escaping.
See also: grim, reaper

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zuza-Slovak, Polish
Calogerokah-lo-JE-roItalian
DillanDIL-ənEnglish (Modern)
Pika-Hawaiian
Theophila-Ancient Greek
Magdalenamahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace