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strangler

UK
/ˈstræŋɡlə/
US
/ˈstræŋɡlər/

Translations

stranglernoun
stranglers
pl
UK
/ˈstræŋɡlə/
US
/ˈstræŋɡlər/
The police were on the hunt for the notorious strangler who had been terrorizing the city.
La police était à la recherche du célèbre étrangleur qui terrorisait la ville.
figuier étrangleurSe dit surtout de certaines plantes, notamment du figuier.
The strangler fig had completely enveloped the old oak, making it difficult for the tree to survive.
Le figuier étrangleur avait complètement enveloppé le vieux chêne, rendant sa survie difficile.
Synonyms
murderer
killer
assassin
homicide
slayer
strangleradjective
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.
étrangleurEmploi descriptif pour des crimes, des attaques ou des plantes.
The city was shaken by a series of strangler murders.
La ville a été secouée par une série de meurtres par strangulation.

Definitions

stranglernoun
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.
strangleradjective
Relating to or involving strangling; designating crimes, attacks, or plants that strangle.
The city was shaken by a series of strangler murders.
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