garroter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
garroter
    n 1: someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garroter},
         {garrotter}, {strangler}, {throttler}, {choker}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
garroter \gar*rot"er\, n.
   One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a
   view to strangle and rob him.
   [1913 Webster]
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