garrotter
/ɡəˈrɑtər/
noun
- A person who kills someone by strangling them, especially with a wire or cord.
- In the crime novel, the garrotter left no fingerprints, only a thin cord at the scene.
- Historically, a garrotter was often an assassin hired by political factions.
- The police arrested the garrotter who had been targeting travelers on the lonely road.