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n. - Someone who kills by strangling.

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Usage examples (10)
  • A man can be as naughty as he likes, and there is nobody to whip him unless he is a garrotter.
  • There's the highway -- Mark would have made a capital garrotter. '
  • The garrotter had long nails, and was pretty smart at swinging himself over walls.
  • When he found that Mr Kennedy was a member of Parliament, and that he was designated as Right Honourable, his respect for the garrotter became more great, and he began...
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