Throttler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Throttler \Throt"tler\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.
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     2. (Zool.) See {Flasher}, 3
        (b) . [Prov. Eng.]


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
     wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
     comp.), G. w["u]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
     killer, and E. worry.] (Zool.)
     The red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); -- called also
     {w["u]rger}, {worrier}, and {throttler}. [Written also
     {warriangle}, {weirangle}, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  throttler
       n : someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garroter}, {garrotter},
            {strangler}, {choker}]