garroter
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garroter — gar*rot er, n. One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garroter — noun see garrote II … New Collegiate Dictionary
garroter — noun a) A person who uses a garrote. b) A person who strangles someone from behind … Wiktionary
garroter — n. one who strangles another to death; one who executes by strangling … English contemporary dictionary
garroter — gar·rot·er … English syllables
garroter — noun someone who kills by strangling • Syn: ↑garrotter, ↑strangler, ↑throttler, ↑choker • Derivationally related forms: ↑choke (for: ↑choker), ↑throttl … Useful english dictionary
garrote — garroter, n. /geuh roht , rot /, n., v., garroted, garroting. n. 1. a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person s neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the… … Universalium
garrotter — noun someone who kills by strangling • Syn: ↑garroter, ↑strangler, ↑throttler, ↑choker • Derivationally related forms: ↑choke (for: ↑choker), ↑throttle … Useful english dictionary
strangler — noun 1. an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree • Syn: ↑strangler tree • Derivationally related forms: ↑strangle • Hypernyms: ↑air plant,… … Useful english dictionary
throttler — noun someone who kills by strangling • Syn: ↑garroter, ↑garrotter, ↑strangler, ↑choker • Derivationally related forms: ↑choke (for: ↑choker), ↑throttle … Useful english dictionary
