garroter

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. someone who kills by stranglingSynonyms: garrotterstranglerthrottlerchokerType of killer, slayer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

gar·rot′er noun

One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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