strangler
/ˈstræŋɡlər/
noun
- A person who kills someone by squeezing their throat.
- In the movie, the strangler targeted victims in dark alleyways.
- The detective studied the pattern of the serial strangler.
- The police arrested the strangler after a long investigation.
- A plant or tree that grows around another tree and eventually kills it by blocking its growth.
- In the jungle, a strangler vine can slowly kill a large palm.
- The strangler fig wrapped tightly around the host tree.
- The gardener removed the strangler plant before it damaged the oak.