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choker

American  
[choh-ker] / ˈtʃoʊ kər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that chokes.

  2. a necklace that fits snugly around the neck.

  3. a neckcloth or high collar.

  4. a chain or cable used to haul logs from the woods.

choker British  
/ ˈtʃəʊkə /

noun

  1. a woman's high collar, popular esp in the late 19th century

  2. any neckband or necklace worn tightly around the throat

  3. a high clerical collar; stock

  4. a person who chokes

  5. 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

Etymology

Origin of choker

First recorded in 1545–55; choke + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Choker necklaces and block heels are suddenly inescapable, after being neglected by the masses for years.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2016

Poor Mr. Wiggles has just been described by a facetious Witness of the Lower Orders as "that there h'old Bloke wiv a Choker, an' a Cauliflower on 'is 'ed"!!!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 by Various

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