Synonyms for "strangler" (57 found)

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Closest matches (12)

garroterapacheassassinassassinatorbeheaderbloodletterbloodshedderbravoburkerbutcherbutton mancain

Strong matches (17)

cannibalchastizercutthroatdeathsmandesperadodisciplinerelectrocutionereradicatorexecutionerexterminatorgorillagungunmangunsel

Noun(3 words)

chokergarrotergarrotter

Related words (28)

hangmanhatchet manhead hunterhead-hunterheadsmanhit manhomicidal maniachomicidejack ketchkillerman eaterman-eaterman-killermanslayermassacrermatadormurdererpesticidepoisonpoisoner

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punisherslaughtererslayerthugtorpedotrigger man

Noun(2 words)

strangler treethrottler

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

aerophyteair plantepiphyteepiphytic plantkillerslayer

Synonyms

1 entries

garroter

derived

4 entries

frog-stranglerstrangler figtoad-stranglerturd strangler

derived from

1 entries

strangle

is a

1 entries

air plant

related to

6 entries

aerial rootepiphytemurderstranglestranglingtree

Translations

16 translations across 12 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• удушвач noun (someone who strangles)

Danish

1 entries

• kvæler noun (someone who strangles)

Finnish

1 entries

• kuristaja noun (someone who strangles)

French

2 entries

• étrangleur noun (someone who strangles)
• étrangleuse noun (someone who strangles)

German

2 entries

• Würger noun (someone who strangles)
• Würgerin noun (someone who strangles)

Greek

2 entries

• πνίχτης noun (someone who strangles)
• στραγγαλιστής noun (someone who strangles)

Italian

1 entries

• strangolatore noun (someone who strangles)

Norman

1 entries

• êtranglieux noun (someone who strangles)

Polish

1 entries

• dusiciel noun (someone who strangles)

Portuguese

1 entries

• estrangulador noun (someone who strangles)

Russian

2 entries

• души́тель noun (someone who strangles)
• души́тельница noun (someone who strangles)

Spanish

1 entries

• estrangulador noun (someone who strangles)

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