Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strangler

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: stran-gler
IPA: /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.

noun

An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.

Etymology

From strangle + -er.

Inflected Forms

stranglers (plural)

Phrases

frog-strangler toad-strangler turd strangler strangler fig

Synonyms

garroter garrotter throttler choker strangler tree

Rhymes With

angler wangler

Questions

How do you pronounce strangler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/.
What does strangler mean?: Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
Where does strangler come from?: From strangle + -er.

How to pronounce strangler

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