choker

English

Etymology

From choke + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃəʊkə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊkə(ɹ)

Noun

choker (plural chokers)

  1. (fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
    • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292:
      Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.
    • 2010 October 24, Alice Fisher, “Lara Stone: 'I think naughty photoshoots suit my personality'”, in The Observer:
      She appears on the 90th anniversary issue of French Vogue wearing nothing but a mask, gloves and a choker – everything but her now iconic gap-toothed pout and impressive cleavage is obscured.
    • 2023 September 26, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Dior opens Paris fashion week with feminist sloganeering on the catwalk”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
      The words: “Take your hands off when I say no, take your eyes off when I say no” were spelled out on video screens as the first model marched past in loose black layers, a punky choker and black shoes.
  2. One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
    Synonym: strangler
    • 1990, Janet Husband, Jonathan F. Husband, Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series, page 199:
      The Yorkshire Choker, a serial killer who quotes Shakespeare, is pursued by Dalziel and Pascoe.
  3. One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
  4. (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
    Synonyms: bummer, downer, pisser
    I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!
  5. One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
    The choker tag will always follow the Proteas until we win a trophy — w:Temba Bavuma
  6. A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English choke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃo.ke/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Homophones: chokai, choké, chokée, chokées, chokés, chokez

Verb

choker

  1. (Quebec, transitive, intransitive) to choke
  2. (Quebec, figuratively, by extension) to stop, to inhibit, to prevent

Conjugation

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English choker.

Noun

choker c

  1. a choker

Declension

Declension of choker 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative choker chokern chokers chokerna
Genitive chokers chokerns chokers chokernas
Declension of choker 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative choker chokeren chokers chokerna
Genitive chokers chokerens chokers chokernas
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