choker

Meaning

1. A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
2. One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
3. One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
4. (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
5. One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
6. A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.

Synonyms

collar

necklace

strangler

garrotter

neckband

garroter

throttler

neck ruff

dog collar

ruff

ruffle

retardation coil

joint sealing material

band

inductive choke

banding

choke

crack filler

necktie

👔

oppressor

throttle

caulking compound

joint filler

joint sealer

impedance coil

Translations

Halskette

collier

girocollo

Halsband

estrangulador

colar

collana

gargantilla

estrangulador

coll alt

قلادة

Kette

Kollier

Perlenkette

Halsbinde

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʃəʊkə/

Etymology

From choke + -er.