noun
strangler
STRANGG-luh
noun
1
A person who kills by strangling.
"Police finally caught the strangler after a decade-long manhunt."
2
A plant whose roots wrap around and eventually kill the tree it grows on.
"The strangler fig slowly engulfed its host tree."
How to Use Strangler
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone (or something, like a fig tree) that strangles.
Common pairings
strangler fig
serial strangler
Word Forms
stranglers plural
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Etymology
From "strangle" plus the agent suffix "-er."