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choker
UK /ˈtʃəʊkə/ US /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/
noun 5
Collocations
2ADJ.
beneath, black, bottle-green, silver, stylish
CHOKER + NOUN
everything, kelantan, necklace
Definitions
noun
1
A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
After half a minute or so there was a shuffle of feet outside. The door was opened, and a head appeared. It was a small head with a tweed cap on the top of it. It had a stringy-looking choker beneath and a dark unshavenness across its face.
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.
2
One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
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
Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
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 — Temba Bavuma
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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After half a minute or so there was a shuffle of feet outside. The door was opened, and a head appeared. It was a small head with a tweed cap on the top of it. It had a stringy-looking choker beneath
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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.
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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.
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She wore a stylish black choker necklace to the party.
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