strangler

stran·gle

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [strang-guh l]
- /ˈstræŋ gəl/
- /ˈstræŋ.ɡlər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strang-guh l]
- /ˈstræŋ gəl/

Definitions of strangler word

verb with object strangler to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord. 1
verb with object strangler to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate. 1
verb with object strangler to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press. 1
verb without object strangler to be choked, stifled, or suffocated. 1
noun strangler killer who asphyxiates victim 1
noun strangler a person or thing that strangles 0

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Origin of strangler

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English strangelen < Old French estrangler < Latin strangulāre < Greek strangalân, derivative of strangálē halter, akin to strangós twisted

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Parts of speech for Strangler

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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strangler popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for strangler

noun strangler

garroter — 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 spinal column at the base of the brain.
lyncher — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
electrocutioner — A person who carries out an execution by means of electricity.
executioner — An official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person.

All 5 Synonyms of strangler