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asphyxiator

UK
/əsˈfɪksɪeɪtə/
US
/æˈsfɪkʃiˌeɪtər/

Translations

asphyxiatornoun
asphyxiators
pl
UK
/əsˈfɪksɪeɪtə/
US
/æˈsfɪkʃiˌeɪtər/
The detective was searching for the asphyxiator responsible for the recent crimes.
Детектив искал удушителя, ответственного за недавние преступления.
Additional translations
душитель
Synonyms
choker
drowner
smotherer
strangler
suffocator
asphyxiatoradjective
UK
/əsˈfɪksieɪtə/
US
/əsˈfɪksieɪtər/
Used attributively in combinations such as "asphyxiator gas"; functions adjectivally.
Synonyms
asphyxiating
suffocating
smothering
stifling
choking
airless
suffocative

Definitions

asphyxiatornoun
A device or substance that causes asphyxiation by depriving the body of oxygen.
The asphyxiator was used in the laboratory to simulate low-oxygen environments for testing purposes.
A person who kills or incapacitates another by asphyxiation.
The detective believed the victim had been attacked by an experienced asphyxiator.
asphyxiatoradjective
Causing or intended to cause asphyxiation; suffocating.
The soldiers donned masks to protect themselves from the asphyxiator gas.
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