strangler
pronunciation
How to pronounce strangler in British English:
UK [ˈstræŋglə(r)]
How to pronounce strangler in American English:
US [ˈstræŋɡlər]
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- Noun:
- an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
- someone who kills by strangling
Word Origin
- strangler (n.)
- 1550s, agent noun from strangle (v.).
Example
- 1. Serial murderer ? Puppy strangler ? Girlfriend ignorer ?
- 2. You think this is another hillside strangler ?
- 3. Giant strangler fig tree roots embrace the crumbling ta prohm temple at angkor .
- 4. We were working a strangler case in montana .
- 5. The murders are reminiscent of the hillside strangler case .