Strangler

n.

1.

One who, or that which, strangles.

Noun	1.	strangler - an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree Synonyms: strangler tree
	2.	strangler - someone who kills by strangling Synonyms: choker, garroter, garrotter, throttler

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