strangler (n.)

1550s, agent noun from strangle (v.).

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late 13c., from Old French estrangler "choke, suffocate, throttle" (Modern French étrangler), from Latin strangulare "to choke, stifle, check, constrain," from Greek strangalan "to choke, twist," from strangale "a halter, cord, lace," related to strangos "twisted," from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see string (n.)). Related: Strangled; strangling.

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Definitions of strangler

strangler (n.)

an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree;

Synonyms: strangler tree

strangler (n.)

someone who kills by strangling;

Synonyms: garroter / garrotter / throttler / choker

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