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garroter

garroter

9.9
A person who kills someone by strangling them with a wire or cord
  • noun
  • /ɡəˈrɔːtər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : estrangulador
  • The police arrested a suspect known as the garroter after several murders in the city.

Examples

  • Detectives are investigating the activities of a notorious garroter involved in recent killings.

  • Witnesses described the garroter as a shadowy figure who attacked from behind.

  • We've learned that late this afternoon the Garroter as he or she is now being called, has carried out yet another decapitation!

    Mayhem Park (2018)

  • They have a name for him now, they're calling him the Garroter because of the, because he cuts their heads off!

    Mayhem Park (2018)

Synonyms

strangler
vsgarroter
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22 8.1

A person who kills someone by squeezing their throat so they cannot breathe

refers more to strangling usually with a tool rather than only throat pressure
garrotter
vsgarroter
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who kills someone by strangling them

is the form that names killing by strangling with a specific tightening device
choker
vsgarroter
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9.8

A person who kills someone by strangling them

focuses on killing with a tightening device rather than general neck force
throttler
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  • Offensive
9.9

A person who kills or tries to kill someone by strangling

is limited to killings by a specific tightening device not attempts or general acts

Surface Forms

garroter singular
garroters plural

Morphology

garroter = garrote (transparent) = garrote + er

Formed from the verb 'garrote' plus the productive agentive suffix '-er', so the meaning 'one who garrotes' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word garroter comes from the Spanish word garrote, which meant a 'club' or 'stick' and later the name of a tool used to 'strangle' people. So a garroter is someone who kills by strangling, often with a garrote.