strangler

ˈstræŋɡlər

Definition

Definition of strangler - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

criminal actperson who kills by squeezing the throat

The police arrested the strangler after a long investigation..

assassin

killer

murderer

parasitic vine

TECH.

plant that wraps around others and often kills them

TECH.

The strangler fig can envelop and eventually kill its host tree..

climber

creeper

vine

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plant that wraps around others and often kills them

Expressions with strangler

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frog-strangler

very heavy rainstorm causing flooding

Yesterday's frog-strangler flooded the entire street.

strangler fig

fig tree growing on other trees

The strangler fig slowly enveloped the host tree.

toad-strangler

sudden very heavy rain that may cause flooding

We got caught in a toad-strangler on the way home.

Origin of strangler

Latin, strangulare (to strangle)

Examples of strangler in a sentence

The strangler left no clues at the crime scene.
The strangler vine is notorious in tropical forests.
Gardeners often remove stranglers to protect other plants.

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French:étrangleur, figuier étrangleur, ...
German:Würger, Würgepflanze, ...
Italian:strangolatore, pianta strangolatrice, ...
Spanish:estrangulador, ...
Portuguese:estrangulador, estranguladora, ...
Chinese:勒死者, 绞杀树, ...
Japanese:絞殺犯, 絞め殺し植物, ...
Arabic:خَنّاق, نبات خنّاق, ...
Hebrew:חוֹנֵק, צֶמַח חוֹנֵק, ...
Russian:душитель, удушающее растение, ...
Ukrainian:душитель, душителька, ...
Hindi:गला घोंटकर हत्या करने वाला, गला घोंटने वाला पौधा, ...
Bengali:গলাটিপে হত্যাকারী, শ্বাসরোধকারী উদ্ভিদ, ...
Catalan:estrangulador, planta estranguladora, ...
Czech:škrtič, dusivá liána, ...
Danish:kvæler, kvælerplante, ...
Dutch:wurger, wurggreep plant, ...
Greek:στραγγαλιστής, φυτό στραγγαλιστής, ...
Hungarian:gyilkos, fojtófüge, ...
Khmer:ឃាតកច្របាច់ក, វល្លិរឹត, ...
Korean:교살자, 교살 식물, ...
Persian:خفه‌کن, گیاه خفه کننده, ...
Polish:dusiciel, dusiciel roślinny, ...
Portuguese (BR):estrangulador, estranguladora, ...
Romanian:strangulator, plantă strangulatoare, ...
Swedish:strypare, strypväxt, ...
Thai:ฆาตกรรัดคอ, ต้นไม้รัด, ...
Turkish:boğarak öldüren, boğucu bitki, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ bóp cổ, cây bóp nghẹt, ...

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