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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Noun Inflected Forms

• poisoners
  plural

Example Sentences

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poisoner poisoners

"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

I asked what he thought of the prospect of Mr. Lugovoi, the accused poisoner, running for mayor.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022

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

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

The third level was for poisoners: spitting cobras, jumping spiders, death bats galore.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman