choker
Meanings
noun
- A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
- One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
- One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
- One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
- A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
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Etymology
From choke + -er.
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