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Synonyms for garroter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : guh-roht, -rot
Phonetic Transcription : gəˈroʊt, -ˈrɒt



Définition of garroter

Origin :
  • also garrotte, 1620s, "Spanish method of capital punishment by strangulation," from Spanish garrote "stick for twisting cord," of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French guaroc "club, stick, rod, shaft of a crossbow," probably ultimately Celtic, but possibly from Frankish *wrokkan "to twist" (cf. Middle Dutch wroken "to twist").
  • I have no hesitation in pronouncing death by the garrot, at once the most manly, and the least offensive to the eye. [Major John Richardson, "British Legion," 1837]
  • As in executioner : noun hangman
Example sentences :
  • "I know the way," whispered the garroter, and a few gathered around him.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • In his youth he had been a highwayman, and probably a garroter.
  • Extract from : « The Popham Colony » by William Frederick Poole
  • A garroter lay on the roof ready to entangle me with his noose if I should escape the dagger of the old hag.
  • Extract from : « Dracula's Guest » by Bram Stoker
  • He was a garroter by profession, accustomed to rely upon his fists only for the exchange of amenities.
  • Extract from : « Where the Pavement Ends » by John Russell
  • He is a harmless enough fellow, Parker by name, a garroter by trade, and a remarkable performer upon the Jew's harp.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He is a harmless enough fellow, Parker by name, a garroter by trade, and a remarkable performer upon the jew's-harp.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • One hand of the garroter was on his throat, the other was busily rifling his pockets.
  • Extract from : « Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins » by John Esten Cooke

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