strangler vs throttler

strangler and throttler both are nouns.

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

As nouns, strangler and throttler are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of strangler include choker, garroter, garrotter.

strangler (noun)	throttler (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