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THROTTLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who kills by strangling
Synonyms:
choker; garroter; garrotter; strangler; throttler
Classified under:
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)