strangler

English

Etymology

From strangle +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

strangler (plural stranglers)

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

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