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Synonyms for choker

  • noun

Most common

garroter throttler collar dog collar ruffle bottler

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Strangler

strangler, garroter, throttler

2. Collar

collar, dog collar, neckband

3. Ruffle

ruffle, ruff

4. Downer — any disappointing or upsetting circumstance

downer, bummer, pisser

Other

bottler

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.

    I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!

  2. n. 2

    A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.

  3. n. 3

    One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.

  4. n. 4

    One who, or that which, chokes or strangles. A traffic calming device used to narrow a road and produce a chokepoint.

Related words

Phrases
muffin choker nigger choker

Forms

Plural
chokers → stranglers, garroters, throttlers, collars…

Example sentences

  • collar The dog slipped its collar without any difficulty.
  • ruffle Buckle up. We're going to ruffle some feathers today.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
chokerrising
garrotersteady
throttlersteady
collarsteady
rufflerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
ruff1
6 letters
collar2, bummer2, downer2, ruffle2, pisser
7 letters
bottler2
8 letters
neckband, garroter
9 letters
strangler2, throttler

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (collar2 = 2 syllables).