Choker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who kills by strangling

an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɾɪlˌɔɪdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfjˈuːzdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfjˈuːzdnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɾɪlˌɔɪdəl/.

Examples

he could win if he wasn't a choker

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ruffle collar ruff dog collar strangler throttler garroter garrotter neckband neck ruff

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who kills by strangling
noun	an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation “he could win if he wasn't a choker”
noun	necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
noun	a high tight collar

Word Forms

garrote	verb	strangle with an iron collar
garrotte	verb	strangle with an iron collar
strangle	verb	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
throttle	verb	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
choke	verb	wring the neck of
collar	verb	seize by the neck or collar

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Halsband

jemand, der durch Erwürgen tötet

🇫🇷French

foulard

quelqu'un qui tue en étranglant

🇪🇸Spanish

gargantilla

alguien que mata estrangulando

🇮🇹Italian

girocollo

qualcuno che uccide strangolando

🇵🇹Portuguese

gargantilha

alguém que mata por estrangulamento

🇷🇺Russian

колье

тот, кто убивает, удушая

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गला घोंटनेवाला

कोई जो गला घोंटकर हत्या कर दे

🇧🇩Bengali

চোকার

যে কেউ শ্বাসরোধ করে হত্যা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்சுத்திணறல்

கழுத்தை நெரித்து கொல்லும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చోకర్

గొంతు కోసి చంపే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

चोकर

कोणीतरी जो गळा दाबून मारतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોકર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ગળું દબાવીને મારી નાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೋಕರ್

ಕತ್ತು ಹಿಸುಕಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചോക്കർ

കഴുത്ത് ഞെരിച്ച് കൊല്ലുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੋਕਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਗਲਾ ਘੁੱਟ ਕੇ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوکر

کوئی جو گلا گھونٹ کر مارتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

项圈

勒死者

🇯🇵Japanese

チョーカー

首を絞めて殺す人

🇰🇷Korean

높은 칼라

목을 졸라 죽인 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vòng cổ

ai đó giết chết bằng cách bóp cổ

🇹🇭Thai

เค้นคอ

คนที่ฆ่าด้วยการบีบคอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

seorang yg mencekik

seseorang yang membunuh dengan cara mencekik

🇲🇾Malay

tercekik

seseorang yang membunuh dengan mencekik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلادة

شخص يقتل بالخنق

🇮🇷Persian

خفه کننده

کسی که با خفه کردن می کشد

🇹🇷Turkish

gerdanlık

boğarak öldüren kimse

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