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amenable bookie henchman archaic strangle

amenable

a‧me‧na‧ble / əminəb ə l $ əmin- əmen- / adjective

  1. willing to accept what someone says or does without arguing :
    • She was always a very amenable child.
    • amenable to
      • Young people are more amenable than older citizens to the idea of immigration.
  2. suitable for a particular type of treatment
    • amenable for/to
      • Such conditions may be amenable to medical intervention.

bookie

book‧mak‧er / bʊkmeɪkə $ -ər / ( also bookie informal ) noun [ countable ]

  • someone whose job is to collect money that people want to risk on the result of a race, competition etc, and who pays them if they guess correctly

henchman

hench‧man / hentʃmən / noun ( plural henchmen / -mən / ) [ countable ]

  • a faithful supporter of a political leader or a criminal, who is willing to do illegal things or use violence

archaic

ar‧cha‧ic / ɑkeɪ-ɪk $ ɑr- / adjective

  1. old and no longer used SYN outdated OPP modern :
    • archaic words
  2. old-fashioned and needing to be replaced :
    • Many smaller radio stations broadcast on archaic equipment.
  3. from or relating to ancient times SYN ancient :
    • archaic civilizations

strangle

stran‧gle / stræŋɡ ə l / verb [ transitive ]

  1. to kill someone by pressing their throat with your hands, a rope etc → choke
    • strangle with
      • The victim had been strangled with a belt.
  2. to limit or prevent the growth or development of something :
    • Mills argues that high taxation strangles the economy.
  • strangler noun [ countable ]