strangler
/ˈstɹæŋɡlə/STRANG-glur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈstɹæŋɡlɚ/STRANG-glur
Meaningone who strangles
Common meaning: a person who strangles
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- stranga halter, a cord for chokingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1435 (approximate) · scan
- lnoun ending (from Latin -ulus)
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from strangle + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STRANGLE, p.601 · scan
Roots
- στραγγάλη Greek “a halter, a cord for choking”
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