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 throttler throttler /ˈθrɑːtlər/

noun

  1. Someone who kills by strangling  ( choker , garroter [ N. American] , garrotter [Canadian, British] , strangler , throttler )
    someone who kills by strangling


 atrophedema atrophedema /ˌætrəˈfiːdɪmə/

noun

  1. Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs  ( angioedema , atrophedema , giant hives , periodic edema , Quincke's edema )
    recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs


 freckle freckle /ˈfrɛkəl/

noun

  1. () A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin  ( lentigo , freckle )
    a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
     The little girl had a scattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks
    The little girl had a scattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks

verb

  1. Mark with freckles  ( freckle )
    mark with freckles
  2. Become freckled  ( freckle )
    become freckled
     I freckle easily
    I freckle easily


 lamplighter lamplighter /ˈlæmˌplaɪtɝ/

noun

  1. (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights  ( lamplighter )
    (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
     Before electric streetlights, the lamplighter's job was to illuminate the streets at dusk.
    Before electric streetlights, the lamplighter's job was to illuminate the streets at dusk.