"choker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃəʊkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-choker.ogg [Australia] Forms: chokers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊkə(ɹ) Etymology: From choke + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|choke|er|id2=agent noun}} choke + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} choker (plural chokers)
  1. (fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat. Categories (topical): Fashion, Jewelry Translations (jewelry or accessory): 項鍊 (Chinese Mandarin), 项炼 (xiàngliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 项链 (xiàngliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), panta (Finnish), ras-de-cou [masculine] (French), carcán [masculine] (Galician), Halsband [neuter] (German), Halskette [neuter] (German), girocollo [masculine] (Italian), collana [feminine] (Italian), チョーカー (chōkā) (Japanese), 首輪 (kubiwa) (alt: くびわ) (Japanese), coker (Malay), choker [masculine] (Polish), gargantilha [feminine] (Portuguese), колье́ (kolʹjé) [neuter] (Russian), ожере́лье (ožerélʹje) [neuter] (Russian), цепо́чка (cepóčka) [feminine] (Russian), gargantilla [feminine] (Spanish), collier [common-gender] (Swedish), choker [common-gender] (Swedish), ґіордан (giordan) (english: traditional type) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-choker-en-noun-en:jewelry_or_accessory Disambiguation of Jewelry: 60 11 4 12 9 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 18 16 16 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 17 14 17 12 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 19 14 20 14 16 Topics: fashion, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'jewelry or accessory': 52 16 8 9 10 4
  2. One who, or that which, chokes or strangles. Synonyms: strangler Translations (one who chokes another): удушвач (udušvač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), wurger [masculine] (Dutch), kuristaja (Finnish), strangolatore [masculine] (Italian), strangolatrice [feminine] (Italian), dusiciel [masculine] (Polish), dusicielka [feminine] (Polish), estrangulador [masculine] (Portuguese), души́тель (dušítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), души́тельница (dušítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), kvävare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-choker-en-noun-n4ko6hBV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 18 16 16 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 19 14 20 14 16 Disambiguation of 'one who chokes another': 2 41 29 3 24 1
  3. One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
    Sense id: en-choker-en-noun-wTZw-rDI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 18 16 16 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 19 14 20 14 16
  4. (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance. Tags: slang Synonyms: bummer, downer, pisser
    Sense id: en-choker-en-noun-AXhj7GoI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 18 16 16 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 19 14 20 14 16
  5. One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
    Sense id: en-choker-en-noun-BczVxDgQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 18 16 16 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 19 14 20 14 16
  6. A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
    Sense id: en-choker-en-noun-iIxYWtRd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 18 16 16 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 19 14 20 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: choker chain, chokerman, muffin choker, nigger choker, white choker

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "muffin choker"
    },
    {
      "word": "nigger choker"
    },
    {
      "word": "white choker"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "choke + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From choke + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chokers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "choker (plural chokers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Fashion"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 October 24, Alice Fisher, “Lara Stone: 'I think naughty photoshoots suit my personality'”, in The Observer",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 September 26, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Dior opens Paris fashion week with feminist sloganeering on the catwalk”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat."
      ],
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        [
          "fashion",
          "fashion"
        ],
        [
          "jewelry",
          "jewelry"
        ],
        [
          "necklace",
          "necklace"
        ],
        [
          "neckerchief",
          "neckerchief"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:jewelry or accessory"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fashion",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1990, Janet Husband, Jonathan F. Husband, Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series, page 199",
          "text": "The Yorkshire Choker, a serial killer who quotes Shakespeare, is pursued by Dalziel and Pascoe.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who, or that which, chokes or strangles."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choke",
          "choke"
        ],
        [
          "strangle",
          "strangle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "strangler"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choke",
          "choke"
        ],
        [
          "engine",
          "engine"
        ],
        [
          "ignition",
          "ignition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disappoint",
          "disappoint"
        ],
        [
          "upset",
          "upset"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bummer"
        },
        {
          "word": "downer"
        },
        {
          "word": "pisser"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The choker tag will always follow the Proteas until we win a trophy — w:Temba Bavuma",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nervous",
          "nervous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loop",
          "loop"
        ],
        [
          "cable",
          "cable"
        ],
        [
          "log",
          "log"
        ],
        [
          "haul",
          "haul"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃəʊkə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊkə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-choker.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c9/En-au-choker.ogg/En-au-choker.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/En-au-choker.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "項鍊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàngliàn",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "项炼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàngliàn",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "项链"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "panta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ras-de-cou"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carcán"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Halsband"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Halskette"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "girocollo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "collana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōkā",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "チョーカー"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くびわ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kubiwa",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "首輪"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "coker"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "choker"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gargantilha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolʹjé",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "колье́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ožerélʹje",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ожере́лье"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cepóčka",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "цепо́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gargantilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "collier"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "choker"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "traditional type",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "giordan",
      "sense": "jewelry or accessory",
      "word": "ґіордан"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "udušvač",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "удушвач"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wurger"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "word": "kuristaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strangolatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strangolatrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dusiciel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dusicielka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estrangulador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dušítelʹ",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "души́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dušítelʹnica",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "души́тельница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who chokes another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kvävare"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "choker"
  ],
  "word": "choker"
}

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