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poisoner

American  
[poi-zuhn-er] / ˈpɔɪ zən ər /

noun

poisoners plural
  1. someone who has caused death or injury to another through the use of poison.


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"I have said it before and I'll say it again: I am not a poisoner... I have always upheld the Hippocratic oath," he stated.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

Or maybe Putin is worried that he’s not the only poisoner in Russia.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2022

Bellingcat revealed the identity of poisoner No 1 in a message on its website.

From The Guardian Jun. 23, 2020

Given that this is a biography, it’s worth noting there is one Gottlieb endeavor omitted from an otherwise comprehensive book, the poisoner in chief’s role in another equally questionable, though less harmful, endeavor: parapsychology.

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2019

Sir Mador, as red as a turkey cock, was making it up with Sir Pinel the poisoner, who had come back incognito.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Super-recognisers have previously been used in the hunt for the Salisbury Novichok poisoners, as well as to track the movements of the Hillsborough disaster victims.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2023

But Judge Owen dismissed accounts from the accused poisoners that Mr. Litvinenko had ordered the tea in the Pine Bar himself.

From New York Times Jun. 9, 2022

The station aired an interview with the two suspected poisoners, who claimed to be members of the fitness industry touring Salisbury to see the cathedral there.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2021

As far as I can remember, none of these poisoners ends up in jail, and the victims apparently sustain no lasting damage.

From The Guardian Jul. 5, 2018

Now, by temperament, Septimus was one of nature's poisoners.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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