Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun strangler

2 senses of strangler

Sense 1
strangler, strangler tree -- (an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree)
       => air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant -- (plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it)

Sense 2
garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker -- (someone who kills by strangling)
       => killer, slayer -- (someone who causes the death of a person or animal)