How to Pronounce "strangler"
word
/ˈstɹæŋɡɫɝ/
STRANG-glur
/stɹˈæŋɡlɐ/
STRANG-gluh
Definition
A person or thing that kills by squeezing someone's neck until they cannot breathe; sometimes also refers to certain plant types (like strangler fig) that grow around and kill trees.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈstɹæŋɡɫɝ/
British English
/stɹˈæŋɡlɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STRANG-glur
UK
STRANG-gluh
Listen in Context
The police caught the strangler last night.
A strangler is very dangerous.
Some plants, like the strangler fig, can kill trees as they grow.
The city was terrified by reports of a strangler on the loose.