chokers

Noun

choker (plural chokers)

1. A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
   • After half a minute or so there was a shuffle of feet outside. The door was opened, and a head appeared. It was a small head with a tweed cap on the top of it. It had a stringy-looking choker beneath and a dark unshavenness across its face.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 128
2. One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
   • The Yorkshire Choker, a serial killer who quotes Shakespeare, is pursued by Dalziel and Pascoe.1990, Janet Husband, Jonathan F. Husband, Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series, page 199

   Synonyms:

   strangler

   1. A traffic calming device used to narrow a road and produce a chokepoint.
3. One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
4. (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
   • I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!

   Synonyms:

   bummer, downer, pisser

5. One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
   • The choker tag will always follow the Proteas until we win a trophy — Temba Bavuma

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