choker
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈtʃoʊkər/
:
gargantilla
- She wore a beautiful choker made of pearls for the party.
- a pearl choker
- wearing a choker
- choker necklace
There's this choker, which is gold and it's got a green gem on it.
- There's this choker, which is gold and it's got a green gem on it.
- And Magda Buttrim does the most like look at this choker.
- So this is what is this the Supernova choker?
- I love like the gold chokers and I'm not really into the fabric chokers that much, like the black fabric.
- It's really uncomfortable, but hey, you had to have a pair tattoo necklaces in choker style.
- I was looking for one of those kind of thin, literary diamante style chokers.
Examples
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Around her neck rests a pearl choker, my father's gift to her for their anniversary.
Fiction book (1990) -
How can you kids stand to wear those chokers?
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Or sometimes I draw on a choker that looks kind of cool.
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The choker is part of a collection.
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I love that choker and that Batman right there.
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So is that my mother's choker?
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There's this choker, which is gold and it's got a green gem on it.
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I particularly admired the wide choker of pearls.
Fiction book (1998) -
Around her neck twined a choker of big round ceramic beads.
Fiction book (1997) -
I chose a pair of turquoise and silver earrings to hold the ear chips, and a matching choker for my neck.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
294
1.0
A piece of jewelry worn around the neck, often with a chain or beads
46
1.7
A necklace that fits closely around the neck and is worn for fashion
1
5.4
An item worn around the neck, like a collar or necklace
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4.2
A short necklace for women that sits close to the neck like a collar
A close fitting decorative band worn around the neck as jewelry
A small decorative band worn around the neck like a collar
A small necklace or band of fur that sits close to the neck
How Close-fitting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Choker comes from choke 'to stop the air by squeezing the throat' plus the ending -er 'one that does'. So a choker is a necklace that fits very tightly around the neck, like something that could 'choke' you.