strangler

strangler
Synonyms and related words:
Cain, Jack Ketch, apache, assassin, assassinator, beheader, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bravo, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, chastizer, cutthroat, deathsman, desperado, discipliner, electrocutioner, eradicator, executioner, exterminator, garroter, gorilla, gun, gunman, gunsel, hangman, hatchet man, head-hunter, headsman, hit man, homicidal maniac, homicide, killer, man-eater, man-killer, manslayer, massacrer, matador, murderer, pesticide, poison, poisoner, punisher, slaughterer, slayer, thug, torpedo, trigger man

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  • strangler — noun 1. an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree • Syn: ↑strangler tree • Derivationally related forms: ↑strangle • Hypernyms: ↑air plant,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • strangler — strangle ► VERB 1) squeeze or constrict the neck of, especially so as to cause death. 2) suppress or hinder (an impulse, action, or sound). DERIVATIVES strangler noun. ORIGIN Old French estrangler, from Greek strangal halter …   English terms dictionary

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  • Strangler Fig — is the common name for a number of tropical plant species, including some banyans and unrelated vines, namely: * Ficus aurea , also known as the Florida Strangler Fig * Ficus barbata , also known as the Bearded Fig * Ficus watkinsiana They all… …   Wikipedia

  • Strangler's Moon — is a 1976 science fiction novel written by E.E. “Doc” Smith and Stephen Goldin, the second book in the Family D Alembert series.Plot introductionThis is the second in a series of ten Family D Alembert novels. Set in a future where humankind has… …   Wikipedia

  • strangler fig — ▪ tree also called  strangler        many species of tropical figs (genus Ficus) named for their pattern of growth upon host trees, which often results in the host s death. Strangler figs and other strangler species are common in tropical forests …   Universalium

  • strangler fig — noun 1. a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers • Syn: ↑pitch apple, ↑Clusia rosea, ↑Clusia major • Hypernyms: ↑strangler, ↑strangler tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • strangler tree — noun an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree • Syn: ↑strangler • Derivationally related forms: ↑strangle (for: ↑strangler) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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