strangler vs garrotter

strangler and garrotter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strangler	Yes	No	No	No
garrotter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, strangler and garrotter are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of strangler include choker, garroter, throttler.

strangler (noun)	garrotter (noun)
someone who kills by strangling	someone who kills by strangling
an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree