Noun strangler has 2 senses
  1. strangler, strangler tree - an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
    --1 is a kind of air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
    --1 has particulars: pitch apple, strangler fig, Clusia rosea, Clusia major
    Derived form: verb strangle1
  2. garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker - someone who kills by strangling
    --2 is a kind of killer, slayer
    Derived form: verb strangle1
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