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Definition of Garrotter
1. Noun. Someone who kills by strangling.
Generic synonyms: Killer, Slayer
Derivative terms: Choke, Garrote, Garrotte, Strangle, Throttle
Definition of Garrotter
1. Noun. someone who garrottes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Garrotter
Literary usage of Garrotter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays in Socialism: New and Old by Ernest Belfort Bax (1906)
"A, a garrotter, violently robs B, a peaceable wayfarer, of his watch. The counsel
for the defence urges as a plea for acquittal that the victim B (or, ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy by Auguste Brachet (1882)
"Der. garrotter. GARROT, sm. withers (of a horse). Origin unknown. garrotter, va.
to bind with strong cords, tie down. See garrot, I. GARS, sm. a boy. ..."
3. Spendthrifts, and Other Social Photographs by Eustace Clare Grenville Murray (1887)
"It is seldom that an able-bodied young man is made the subject of attack ; and
the garrotter moreover promptly decamps if his victim, proving unexpectedly ..."
4. Essays in Socialism: New and Old by Ernest Belfort Bax (1906)
"A, a garrotter, violently robs B, a peaceable wayfarer, of his watch. The counsel
for the defence urges as a plea for acquittal that the victim B (or, ..."
5. An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy by Auguste Brachet (1882)
"Der. garrotter. GARROT, sm. withers (of a horse). Origin unknown. garrotter, va.
to bind with strong cords, tie down. See garrot, I. GARS, sm. a boy. ..."
6. Spendthrifts, and Other Social Photographs by Eustace Clare Grenville Murray (1887)
"It is seldom that an able-bodied young man is made the subject of attack ; and
the garrotter moreover promptly decamps if his victim, proving unexpectedly ..."
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