choker

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.

One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.

The Yorkshire Choker, a serial killer who quotes Shakespeare, is pursued by Dalziel and Pascoe.

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