poisoner
Americannoun
plural
poisonersExample Sentences
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"His main gripe with me is that he'll go down in history as a poisoner," Navalny told the court scornfully.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2022
Or maybe Putin is worried that he’s not the only poisoner in Russia.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2022
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
"I think this rebuts all the speculation. No mother would send her son to be educated by the alleged poisoner of her husband. This is a very powerful testimonial."
From Reuters • Jan. 30, 2014
“Then the poisoner didn’t know Slughorn very well,” said Hermione, speaking for the first time in hours and sounding as though she had a bad head cold.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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