choker
English
Etymology
From choke + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃəʊkə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊkə(ɹ)
Noun
choker (plural chokers)
- 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, Alice Fisher, The Observer, 24 Oct 2010:
- 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.
- One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
- 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.
- 1990, Janet Husband, Jonathan F. Husband, Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series (page 199)
- One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- (slang) 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.
- A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
Synonyms
- (one who chokes another): strangler
- (slang: disappointing or upsetting circumstance): bummer, downer, pisser
Derived terms
- choker chain
- chokerman
- muffin choker
- nigger choker
Translations
jewelry or accessory
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one who chokes another
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one who operates the choke of an engine
slang: disappointing or upsetting circumstance
Anagrams
- Kocher, hocker
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English choke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃo.ke/
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file) - Homophones: chokai, choké, chokée, chokées, chokés, chokez
Verb
choker
- (Quebec, transitive, intransitive) to choke
- (Quebec, figuratively, by extension) to stop, to inhibit, to prevent
Conjugation
Conjugation of choker (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | choker | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | chokant /tʃo.kɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | choké /tʃo.ke/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | choke /tʃok/ | chokes /tʃok/ | choke /tʃok/ | chokons /tʃo.kɔ̃/ | chokez /tʃo.ke/ | chokent /tʃok/ |
imperfect | chokais /tʃo.kɛ/ | chokais /tʃo.kɛ/ | chokait /tʃo.kɛ/ | chokions /tʃo.kjɔ̃/ | chokiez /tʃo.kje/ | chokaient /tʃo.kɛ/ | |
past historic2 | chokai /tʃo.ke/ | chokas /tʃo.ka/ | choka /tʃo.ka/ | chokâmes /tʃo.kam/ | chokâtes /tʃo.kat/ | chokèrent /tʃo.kɛʁ/ | |
future | chokerai /tʃo.kʁe/ | chokeras /tʃo.kʁa/ | chokera /tʃo.kʁa/ | chokerons /tʃo.kʁɔ̃/ | chokerez /tʃo.kʁe/ | chokeront /tʃo.kʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | chokerais /tʃo.kʁɛ/ | chokerais /tʃo.kʁɛ/ | chokerait /tʃo.kʁɛ/ | chokerions /tʃo.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ | chokeriez /tʃo.kə.ʁje/ | chokeraient /tʃo.kʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | choke /tʃok/ | chokes /tʃok/ | choke /tʃok/ | chokions /tʃo.kjɔ̃/ | chokiez /tʃo.kje/ | chokent /tʃok/ |
imperfect2 | chokasse /tʃo.kas/ | chokasses /tʃo.kas/ | chokât /tʃo.ka/ | chokassions /tʃo.ka.sjɔ̃/ | chokassiez /tʃo.ka.sje/ | chokassent /tʃo.kas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | choke /tʃok/ | — | chokons /tʃo.kɔ̃/ | chokez /tʃo.ke/ | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English choker.
Noun
choker c
- a choker
Declension
Declension of choker | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | choker | chokern | chokers | chokerna |
Genitive | chokers | chokerns | chokers | chokernas |
Declension of choker | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | choker | chokeren | chokers | chokerna |
Genitive | chokers | chokerens | chokers | chokernas |