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[ choh-ker ] / ˈtʃoʊ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR choker ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that chokes. a necklace that fits snugly around the neck. a neckcloth or high collar. a chain or cable used to haul logs from the woods. Origin of chokerFirst recorded in 1545–55; choke + -er1 Words nearby chokerchoked disk, choke-full, chokehold, choke off, chokepoint, choker, choker-setter, chokes, choke up, chokey, choking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chokerOf a necklace Rihanna was wearing, Rivers joked she had asked Rihanna how she felt about the choker. Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police'|Tim Teeman|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Thus on March 12, we subdued her with a choker, restrained her with ropes, replaced her collar and released her just after sunset. An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf|Thomas F. Weise But then you know a mind that exhausts all its energy in the production of a “choker,” however remarkable, cannot be a great one. Parkhurst Boys|Talbot Baines Reed I myself reposed in state in bed, arrayed in my Eton jacket and best collar and choker. Tom, Dick and Harry|Talbot Baines Reed
As a result his bows were stiff affairs, nor could he bend his head to any great extent on account of the high "choker" collar. The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana|Frank Gee Patchin 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
British Dictionary definitions for choker
nouna woman's high collar, popular esp in the late 19th century any neckband or necklace worn tightly around the throat a high clerical collar; stock a person who chokes something that causes a person to choke Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chokergold, glass, ornament, treasure, bracelet, jewel, trinket, brooch, costume, necklace, knickknack, tiara, silver, gem, earring, pendant, strand, jewelry, rosary, pin |