Etymology

From choke + -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃəʊkə/Category:English 2-syllable words#CHOKERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CHOKER
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/Category:English 2-syllable words#CHOKERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CHOKER

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -əʊkə(ɹ)Category:Rhymes:English/əʊkə(ɹ)#CHOKERCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊkə(ɹ)/2 syllables#CHOKER

Noun

choker (plural chokers)Category:English lemmas#CHOKERCategory:English nouns#CHOKERCategory:English countable nouns#CHOKERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHOKERCategory:Pages with entries#CHOKERCategory:Pages with 4 entries#CHOKER

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Wikipedia

2. (fashionCategory:en:Fashion#CHOKER) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
   • 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 128:

     After half a minute or so there was a shuffle of feet outside. The door was opened, and a head appeared. It was a small head with a tweed cap on the top of it. It had a stringy-looking choker beneath and a dark unshavenness across its face.

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   • 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.

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   • 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.

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   • 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.

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3. 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.

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4. One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
5. (slangCategory:English slang#CHOKER) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.

   Synonyms: bummer, downer, pisser

   I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!

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6. 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 — Temba Bavuma

   Category:English terms with usage examples#CHOKER

7. A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.

Anagrams

• Kocher, hocker Category:en:Jewelry#CHOKER

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:French terms borrowed from English#CHOKERCategory:French terms derived from English#CHOKER choke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃo.ke/Category:French 2-syllable words#CHOKERCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#CHOKER

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHOKER

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHOKER

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• Homophones: chokai, choké, chokée, chokées, chokés, chokezCategory:French terms with homophones#CHOKER

Verb

chokerCategory:French lemmas#CHOKERCategory:French verbs#CHOKERCategory:French terms spelled with K#CHOKERCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CHOKERCategory:Pages with entries#CHOKERCategory:Pages with 4 entries#CHOKER

1. (QuebecCategory:Quebec French#CHOKER, ambitransitiveCategory:French transitive verbs#CHOKERCategory:French intransitive verbs#CHOKER) to choke
2. (QuebecCategory:Quebec French#CHOKER, figuratively, by extension) to stop, to inhibit, to prevent
3. (slangCategory:French slang#CHOKER) to fail, to fumble

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#CHOKERCategory:Spanish terms derived from English#CHOKER choker

Noun

choker mCategory:Spanish lemmas#CHOKERCategory:Spanish nouns#CHOKERCategory:Spanish nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals#CHOKERCategory:Spanish terms spelled with K#CHOKERCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CHOKERCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CHOKERCategory:Pages with entries#CHOKERCategory:Pages with 4 entries#CHOKER

1. choker (necklace)

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from English#CHOKERCategory:Swedish terms derived from English#CHOKER choker.

Noun

choker cCategory:Swedish lemmas#CHOKERCategory:Swedish nouns#CHOKERCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#CHOKERCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#CHOKERCategory:Pages with entries#CHOKERCategory:Pages with 4 entries#CHOKER

1. a choker