Garrotter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who kills by strangling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɚrɹˈɑːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡərɹˈɒtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡərɹˈɒtə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡɚrɹˈɑːɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

garroter throttler choker strangler

Word Forms

garrote	verb	strangle with an iron collar
garrotte	verb	strangle with an iron collar
strangle	verb	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
throttle	verb	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
choke	verb	wring the neck of

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

jarretière

quelqu'un qui tue en étranglant

🇪🇸Spanish

garroteador

alguien que mata estrangulando

🇮🇹Italian

garrotta

qualcuno che uccide strangolando

🇳🇱Dutch

kous

iemand die doodt door te wurgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

garrote

alguém que mata por estrangulamento

🇷🇺Russian

удушатель

тот, кто убивает, удушая

India

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্যারোটার

যে কেউ শ্বাসরোধ করে হত্যা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கரோட்டர்

கழுத்தை நெரித்து கொல்லும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్యారోటర్

గొంతు కోసి చంపే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

गॅरोटर

कोणीतरी जो गळा दाबून मारतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરોટર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ગળું દબાવીને મારી નાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾರೋಟರ್

ಕತ್ತು ಹಿಸುಕಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗരോട്ടർ

കഴുത്ത് ഞെരിച്ച് കൊല്ലുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰੋਟਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਗਲਾ ਘੁੱਟ ਕੇ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیروٹر

کوئی جو گلا گھونٹ کر مارتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绞刑架

勒死者

🇯🇵Japanese

ギャロッター

首を絞めて殺す人

🇰🇷Korean

교살자

목을 졸라 죽인 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người mặc quần áo

ai đó giết chết bằng cách bóp cổ

🇹🇭Thai

การ์รอตเตอร์

คนที่ฆ่าด้วยการบีบคอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tukang garrot

seseorang yang membunuh dengan cara mencekik

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

غارتگر

کسی که با خفه کردن می کشد

🇹🇷Turkish

garrot

boğarak öldüren kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

גרוטר

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