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GARROTTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does garrotter mean?
• GARROTTER (noun)
The noun GARROTTER has 1 sense:
1. someone who kills by strangling
Familiarity information: GARROTTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who kills by strangling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
choker; garroter; garrotter; strangler; throttler
Hypernyms ("garrotter" is a kind of...):
killer; slayer (someone who causes the death of a person or animal)
Derivation:
garrotte (strangle with an iron collar)
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