Definition of "garroter" []

• A person who uses a garrote. (noun)
• A person who strangles someone from behind. (noun)

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• "It was the street boy turned pickpocket, and a pickpocket turned garroter."
• "He is a harmless enough fellow, Parker by name, a garroter by trade, and a remarkable performer upon the jew's-harp."
• "The thug existed until 1855 or 1860, the professional hereditary garroter of one native Indian class, who strangled his victims with a handkerchief."