strangler

UK
/ˈstræŋɡlə/
US
/ˈstræŋɡlər/

Übersetzungen

stranglersubstantiv
stranglers
Pl.
UK
/ˈstræŋɡlə/
US
/ˈstræŋɡlər/
The police arrested the notorious strangler last night.
Полиция арестовала печально известного душителя прошлой ночью.
The strangler of the plant was removed to allow it to grow.
Удушение растения было удалено, чтобы оно могло расти.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
strangleradjektiv
UK
/ˈstræŋɡlə/
US
/ˈstræŋɡlɚ/
Used attributively before a noun (e.g., “strangler murders”, “strangler fig”) to denote relation to strangling or to a strangling plant.

Definitionen

stranglersubstantiv
A person who kills someone by strangling them.
The police were on the hunt for the notorious strangler who had been terrorizing the city.
A plant, especially a fig, that grows around and eventually kills a host tree by restricting its growth.
The strangler fig had completely enveloped the old oak, making it difficult for the tree to survive.
strangleradjektiv
Relating to or involving strangling; designating crimes, attacks, or plants that strangle.
The city was shaken by a series of strangler murders.