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Definition of Throttler
1. Noun. Someone who kills by strangling.
Generic synonyms: Killer, Slayer
Derivative terms: Choke, Garrote, Garrotte, Strangle, Throttle
Definition of Throttler
1. n. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.
Definition of Throttler
1. Noun. (figuratively) One who throttles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Throttler
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Throttler
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1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Throttler
Literary usage of Throttler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway (1879)
"of the unconscious idealism of human nature than the history ,of the name of the
great throttler, as it has been traced by Professor Max Miiller. ..."
2. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1908)
"The mixture throttler, in which the proportion of air is varied, according to
... The volume throttler, in which the proportions of air and gas are ..."
3. The Continental Monthly (1864)
"Here the distinguishing mark from which the serpent was named was his throttling,
and ahi meant serpent, as expressing the general idea of throttler. ..."
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