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strangler

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/

strangler noun: someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.

Noun

strangler (plural stranglers)

  1. Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
  2. An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.

strangler meaning in Hindi and Tamil

strangler in Hindi

strangler
फाँसीगर phā̃sīgar

strangler in Tamil

திருகிச்சுற்றி

Forms of strangler

pluralstranglers

Origin of strangler

From strangle + -er.

Words formed from strangler

Phrases with strangler

Questions about strangler

What does strangler mean?
Strangler means someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
What is strangler in Hindi?
Strangler in Hindi is फाँसीगर (phā̃sīgar). See Strangler meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is strangler?
Strangler is a noun.
How do you pronounce strangler?
Strangler is pronounced /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/.
What is the plural of strangler?
The plural of strangler is stranglers.

Words near strangler in the dictionary

  1. stranglehold
  2. strangleholding
  3. strangleholds
  4. stranglement
  5. stranglements
  6. strangler
  7. strangler fig
  8. strangler figs
  9. stranglers
  10. strangles
  11. strangles the parrot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strangler (page history and authors); फाँसीगर (Hindi) (page history and authors); strangler (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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