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Grim Reaper - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
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proper noun personification of Death as an old man, or a skeleton , carrying a scythe , taking souls to the afterlife
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noun
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The Grim Reaper is the real governor of Iraq no matter who sits in parliament or how fortified the Green Zone is.
The Iraqi Book of the Dead 2007
To imply that playing a video game leads to a premature rendezvous with the Grim Reaper is a non-sequitur of colossal proportions.
SPAWNPOINT.COM - Gaming News Feed 2009
The character is called Grim Reaper and is something of a sardonic wit while doing his works.
Freelancer.com - New Projects 2009
But Calli also happens to be daughter of the president at Death, Inc., who is also known as the Grim Reaper , and she’s next in line for the job.
Archive 2010-02-01 Donna 2010
But Calli also happens to be daughter of the president at Death, Inc., who is also known as the Grim Reaper , and she’s next in line for the job.
Review: Cat’s Claws by Amber Benson Donna 2010
"I don't think we need another" Grim Reaper "ad but I think that we do need appropriate, targeted education which targets individual priority populations," professor Kidd said.
Daily News & Analysis 2010
He lives in East Greenwich and is a husband, a father, a grandfather and now, rather suddenly, a poet -- some 45 years after "Grim Reaper ," his first and final published poem, was written.
Poetry & Poets in Rags 2008
Suddenly she recognizes the Grim Reaper standing at the end of the sidewalk, arms outstretched, awaiting her.
Douglas LaBier: Our So-Called "Midlife" -- Why Happiness and Depression Both Appear to Increase 2010
The Grim Reaper is at the door, said Gray, the council chairman.
D.C. Council backs welfare cuts, rejects tax hike to close gap Tim Craig 2010
The Grim Reaper is at the door, said Gray, the council chairman.
D.C. Council backs welfare cuts, rejects tax hike to close gap Tim Craig 2010
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