"strangler" in the noun 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
2. garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker
someone who kills by strangling
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