garrotter
9.9
A person who kills someone by strangling them
- noun
- /ɡəˈrɑːtər/
- Offensive
:
estrangulador
- The infamous garrotter was finally captured after evading the police for years, leaving a trail of victims behind.
Examples
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The detective found evidence that linked the suspect to the garrotter responsible for the recent murder.
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In the movie, the garrotter silently approached his victim from behind, ensuring that no one would witness the crime.
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A garrotter's dream.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
47
7.2
A person who puts someone to death as a legal punishment
is specifically about killing by strangling rather than official duty
22
8.1
A person who kills someone by squeezing their throat so they cannot breathe
focuses on strangling as a method of killing including executions
9.9
A person who kills someone by strangling them with a wire or cord
is broader meaning strangling to death as murder or execution method
9.9
A person who kills or tries to kill someone by strangling
means causing death by strangling, not attempts or failures
9.8
A person who kills someone by strangling them
highlights use as a killing method often for murder or execution
Surface Forms
garrotter singular
garrotters plural
Morphology
Etymology
Garrotter comes from the Spanish word garrote, which first meant 'stick' and later 'a band or tool for strangling'. So a garrotter is a person who kills by strangling with a garrote.