English Explanatory Dictionary

strangler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
  2. An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strangler.wav

Word forms

strangler stranglers

Etymology

From strangle + -er.

Derived words

frog-strangler toad-strangler turd strangler strangler fig
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