garroter

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garroter

Rhymes with -ɒtə(ɹ)

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From garrote + -er.

noun garroters

A person who uses a garrote.
A person who strangles someone from behind. The digestion of evil aroused in him an appetite for worse. It was the street boy turned pickpocket, and a pickpocket turned garroter.

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"garroter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/garroter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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garroter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/garroter

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"garroter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/garroter.

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@misc{garroter_2026,
  title = {garroter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garroter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}