Garroter

2 definitions found

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

  garroter \gar*rot"er\, n.
     One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a
     view to strangle and rob him.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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