choker
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choker
- /ˈtʃəʊkə/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊkə(ɹ)
noun chokers
- 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.
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One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
The Yorkshire Choker, a serial killer who quotes Shakespeare, is pursued by Dalziel and Pascoe.
Similar: strangler
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A traffic calming device used to narrow a road and produce a chokepoint.
Similar: strangler
- One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance. I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!
- 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
- A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
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noun one who chokes another
| Español | ahorcador |
|---|---|
| Português | estrangulador |
| Français | étrangleur |
| Italiano | strangolatore, strangolatrice |
| Русский | души́тель dušítelʹ, души́тельница dušítelʹnica |
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