1. a person who kills someone by squeezing their throat
2. a plant that grows around and kills another plant by cutting off its light or nutrients
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The detective was searching for the strangler who had attacked three victims.
• Police warned residents to be cautious after the strangler struck again.
• The strangler fig wrapped around the host tree and eventually killed it.
• Many tropical rainforests contain strangler vines that compete for sunlight.
• The strangler plant began as a small seed but grew to engulf the entire oak tree.
• Botanists study how strangler species adapt to survive in dense forests.