# strangler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/ · frequency rank #57,103

## Definitions
1. Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
2. An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.

## Etymology
From strangle + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/strangler