Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Throttler"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
comp.), G. w["u]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
killer, and E. worry.] (Zo["o]l.)
The red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); -- called also
{w["u]rger}, {worrier}, and {throttler}. [Written also
{warriangle}, {weirangle}, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Throttler \Throt"tler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.
2. (Zo["o]l.) See {Flasher}, 3
(b) . [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
throttler
n : someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garroter}, {garrotter},
{strangler}, {choker}]
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