garrotter

[US]/gəˈrɒtə(r)/
[UK]/gəˈrɑːtər/

Translation

n.a person who strangles victims, especially during robbery
v.to strangle someone with a garrote or similar device
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

the garrotter

a garrotter

garrotters at large

the garrotter escaped

police caught the garrotter

the garrotter's method

Example Sentences

the villain garrottered his victim in the dark alley.

police believe the garrotter used a thin wire to strangulate the victim.

the professional garrotter was hired to eliminate the witness.

the mysterious garrotter left no evidence at the crime scene.

historians discovered records of garrottering in medieval prisons.

the detective suspected the butler was the garrotter all along.

witnesses heard a terrible struggle before the garrotting occurred.

the serial garrotter terrorized the neighborhood for several months.

security cameras finally revealed the garrotter's true identity.

the notorious garrotter was finally apprehended by police.

film noir often depicts a shadowy garrotter as the antagonist.

the methodical garrotting suggested a calculated and cold-blooded murder.

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