choker

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English

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sense 1

Etymology

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From choke +‎ -er.

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Noun

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choker (plural chokers)

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  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[1]:
      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[2], →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.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English choke.

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Verb

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choker

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

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English choker.

Noun

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choker c

  1. a choker

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