choker

[ choh-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that chokes.

  2. a necklace that fits snugly around the neck.

  1. a neckcloth or high collar.

  2. a chain or cable used to haul logs from the woods.

Origin of choker

1
First recorded in 1545–55; choke + -er1

Words Nearby choker

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How to use choker in a sentence

  • After all it was foolhardy, and he felt it; but he was past the stopping now, and he pulled the choker to the limit.

    The Nerve of Foley | Frank H. Spearman
  • His suit was of bleached linen, his shirt bosom, choker and spotless cravat, all the color of snow.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • Now cut two short poles for the forks to lay in from side to side of the path, being in the same direction as the choker.

    Deadfalls and Snares | A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
  • A grave, ministerial-looking and elderly man in a white choker had a gift-enterprise concern.

    The Complete Works of Artemus Ward | Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)

British Dictionary definitions for choker

choker

/ (ˈtʃəʊkə) /


noun
  1. a woman's high collar, popular esp in the late 19th century

  2. any neckband or necklace worn tightly around the throat

  1. a high clerical collar; stock

  2. a person who chokes

  3. something that causes a person to choke

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