English noun: strangler | |||
1. | strangler (plant) an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree | ||
Synonyms | strangler tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Clusia major, Clusia rosea, pitch apple, strangler fig | ||
2. | strangler (person) someone who kills by strangling | ||
Synonyms | choker, garroter, garrotter, throttler | ||
Broader (hypernym) | killer, slayer | ||