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THROTTLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does throttler mean?
• THROTTLER (noun)
The noun THROTTLER has 1 sense:
1. someone who kills by strangling
Familiarity information: THROTTLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who kills by strangling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
choker; garroter; garrotter; strangler; throttler
Hypernyms ("throttler" is a kind of...):
killer; slayer (someone who causes the death of a person or animal)
Derivation:
throttle (kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air)
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"If the wind comes from an empty cave, it's not without a reason." (Chinese proverb)
"Still waters wash out banks." (Czech proverb)