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strangler Synonyms

Another word for strangler

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• noun (Context 1)

A person or animal that kills or subdues a victim by choking or constricting the throat; a person or thing that stifles or suppresses growth or activity.

Usage Example

"Historians studied the old police archives to understand how the notorious choker had evaded capture for years."

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choker
throttler
garroter

• noun (Context 2)

Any of various tropical trees or climbing plants, especially figs of the genus Ficus, that germinate as epiphytes in the canopy of a host tree and send down aerial roots that eventually encase, constrict, and kill the host.

Usage Example

"As the forest guide pointed out, the massive hollow trunk was actually a strangler fig whose original host tree had rotted away decades ago."

Strongest
strangler fig

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