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strangler

English

Etymology

strangle +? -er

Noun

strangler (plural stranglers)

  1. Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
  2. An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.

Derived terms

  • toad-strangler
  • strangler fig

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straggler

English

Etymology

straggle +? -er

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st?æ?l?/?
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?st?æ?l?/, /?st?æ?l??/
  • Hyphenation: strag?gler

Noun

straggler (plural stragglers)

  1. A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
  2. One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
  3. One who roams without any settled direction.
  4. A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
  5. A roving vagabond.
  6. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
  7. Something that stands alone or by itself.

Derived terms

  • blue straggler

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