choker.
A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
Meaning & usage
A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
One who, or that which, chokes or strangles. A traffic calming device used to narrow a road and produce a chokepoint.
One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!
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
A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English choke Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English choker From choke + -er.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.