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I know that on LAPD they have used psychics. They used it on the Hillside strangler case. I'm not sure on the Richard Ramirez case. I can't say one thing or another about it. I've read about it. I really don't have a lot to say about if it works or if it doesn't.
Mark Fuhrman

Meaning of "strangler" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRANGLER

strangler  [ˈstræŋɡlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRANGLER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strangler is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRANGLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of strangler in the English dictionary

The definition of strangler in the dictionary is a person or thing that strangles. Other definition of strangler is a plant, esp a fig in tropical rain forests, that starts as an epiphyte but sends roots to the ground and eventually forms a tree with many aerial roots, usually killing the host.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRANGLER


angler
ˈæŋɡlə
bungler
ˈbʌŋɡlə
dangler
ˈdæŋɡlə
entangler
ɪnˈtæŋɡlə
jangler
ˈdʒæŋɡlə
mangler
ˈmæŋɡlə
mingler
ˈmɪŋɡlə
shingler
ˈʃɪŋɡlə
spangler
ˈspæŋɡlə
tangler
ˈtæŋɡlə
tingler
ˈtɪŋɡlə
twangler
ˈtwæŋɡlə
wangler
ˈwæŋɡlə
wrangler
ˈræŋɡlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRANGLER

strandwolf
strandwolves
strange
strange attractor
strange to say
strangely
strangeness
strangeness number
stranger
stranger danger
stranger´s gallery
strangle
strangled
stranglehold
stranglement
strangles
strangling
strangulate
strangulation
strangury

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRANGLER

boggler
bugler
drug smuggler
eggler
giggler
haggler
jingler
joggler
juggler
kegler
pingler
senior wrangler
smuggler
Spengler
straggler
struggler
toggler
waggler
wiggler
wriggler

Synonyms and antonyms of strangler in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «strangler» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRANGLER

Find out the translation of strangler to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strangler from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strangler» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扼杀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrangulador
570 millions of speakers

English

strangler
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्ट्रेंजलर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خانق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

душитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estrangulador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

strangler
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étrangleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengecut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Würger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラングラー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Strangler
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Strangler
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Strangler
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गळचेपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boğazlayıcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strangolatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dusiciel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

душитель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sugrumătorul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στραγγαλιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

worger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strangler
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Strangler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strangler

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGLER»

The term «strangler» is regularly used and occupies the 84.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGLER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strangler

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QUOTES WITH «STRANGLER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strangler.
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Mark Fuhrman
I know that on LAPD they have used psychics. They used it on the Hillside strangler case. I'm not sure on the Richard Ramirez case. I can't say one thing or another about it. I've read about it. I really don't have a lot to say about if it works or if it doesn't.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRANGLER»

Discover the use of strangler in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strangler and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Rose for Mary: The Hunt for the Real Boston Strangler
An analysis of the Boston Strangler case also offers an insider perspective on the murder of final victim Mary Sullivan, as told by her nephew, and discusses how the chief suspect had no physical evidence linking him to the crimes and was ...
Casey Sherman, 2003
2
Strangler
A legend in his own mind, Anthony Allen Shore, after DNA evidence surfaced, admitted to murdering three females, and possibly many more, and sexually abusing his own daughter, in this disturbing true account of a twisted killer's quest for ...
Corey Mitchell, 2007
3
The Strangler
When the Strangler strikes, they will all be forced to look into their family's own lethal secrets and the one death in the past that has changed them forever.
William Landay, 2009
4
The Boston Strangler
An eminent historian sheds light on the serial killings that terrorized Boston in the early 1960s, the man arrested for them, and the brash young lawyer, F. Lee Bailey, who defended him.
Alan Rogers, 2006
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The Boston Strangler
Put on your detective hat and uncover the facts and myths about the Boston strangler.
Paul Hoblin, 2012
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Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star: A Woman, Sex, and Morality ...
In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan -- the murder and emasculation of her lover.
William Johnston, 2005
7
The Philosophical Strangler
When Greyboar, a professional strangler, discovers the Supreme Philosophy of Life, he seeks to atone for his past through philosophical studies, until his sister asks him to help a group of persecuted dwarves escape from their human ...
Eric Flint, 2001
8
Strangler: a Jake Eaton mystery
Fast forward thirty years: female Harvard research assistants are being killed. Is it The Strangler or a demented copycat? Boston is in a panic and Jake Eaton fears someone he is close to may be the next victim.
Larry Maness, 1998
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The Strangler Fig and Other Tales: Field Notes of a ...
South. America: Introduction. OF THE THIRTEEN COUNTRIES THAT MAKE UP SOUTH AMERICA, most have national borders that (like so many borders) are artificial constructs created by human affairs and politics. What perhaps defines the ...
Mary A. Hood, 2004
10
Search for the Strangler: My Hunt for Boston's Most ...
Originally published as "A Rose for Mary," this account by the nephew of the so-called Boston Strangler's last victim details his ten-year quest to find the real killer of 13 women in the early 1960s, and describes an unlikely alliance with ...
Casey Sherman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRANGLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strangler is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Salerno Strangler' pleads no contest to first-degree murder
STUART — The man known as the Salerno Strangler will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Eugene McWatters, 37, pleaded no ... «Palm Beach Post, Apr 15»
2
'Violent sleepwalking' defense works for boy's strangler
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The "violent sleepwalking" defense worked for a man who strangled his 4-year-old and tried to kill his other two children. A jury decided ... «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
3
'Stocking Strangler' serial rapist, killer back in court
COLUMBUS, Ga. —The man known as the "Stocking Strangler" who terrorized Columbus in 1977 and 1978 is expected to be back in court as part of his ... «WYFF Greenville, Feb 15»
4
Elijah Wood's SpectreVision, Drafthouse Films Board 'The Greasy …
Greasy Strangler The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring ... «Deadline.com, Jan 15»
5
Bellingham police chief who helped crack Hillside Strangler case …
He's perhaps best known for helping to crack the notorious Hillside Strangler case, by linking the murders of two Western Washington University students ... «Bellingham Herald, Dec 14»
6
1980s L.A. strangler, 74, gets 3 life terms in cocaine-addict killings
Samuel Little, 74, faces life in prison without parole for the South Los Angeles murders of three women in the late 1980s during the crack cocaine scourge when ... «LA Daily News, Sep 14»
7
Game of Thrones: Ancient Chemistry Explains Purple Wedding …
The strangler is rare and unknown to most of Westeros, the fictional land in which the series is set, but there are clues that indicate what the poison could be. «International Business Times UK, Apr 14»
8
Casey Affleck starring in Boston Strangler movie, as part of Affleck …
One Hour Photo director Mark Romanek is in talks to direct Casey Affleck in a new film about the Boston Strangler, one of America's most notorious serial killers. «A.V. Club, Jan 14»
9
Columbus judge refuses to quit 'Stocking Strangler' case
COLUMBUS — A Georgia judge is refusing to step down from an appeal filed by the man convicted in the “Stocking Strangler” killings in Columbus. Georgia's ... «Online Athens, Nov 13»
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Book review: The Strangler's Honeymoon by Hkan Nesser
Dark, uncompromising and psychologically astute, The Strangler's Honeymoon sees the king of cold-blooded murder on top form. (Mantle, hardback, £16.99). «Lancashire Evening Post, Oct 13»

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