THROTTLER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who kills by strangling

Synonyms:

choker; garroter; garrotter; strangler; throttler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("throttler" is a kind of...):

killer; slayer (someone who causes the death of a person or animal)

Derivation:

throttle (kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air)

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