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poisoner

poisoner

8 6.8
A person who kills or tries to kill others by giving them something that makes them very ill
  • noun
  • /ˈpɔɪzənər/
  • NSFW
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  • But once, when my father was soaring high in self-confident absentmindedness and made tea by pouring hot coffee over tea leaves, she called him "The Great Poisoner."

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Examples

  • The detective suspected that the wealthy heiress was a poisoner after several mysterious deaths in her family.

  • The town had a dog poisoner, some strychninic fiend, and after Pup died in crawling agony before our eyes, I was never the same about dogs again.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The Poisoner stands before us, a cup in each hand.

    Blog text (19)
  • You want to lock up poisoners?

  • It said, "This king, this usurper, this poisoner, now rules over us."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The real poisoner's identity couldn't be any more evident.

    Blog text (5)
  • It turns out that poisoners were a valued and feared group because poisoning a human being is a quite difficult thing.

  • And the witch is both the poisoner and the one poisoned, but also both the healer and the one healed.

    Blog text (19)
  • Throughout history, infamous poisoners have used stealthy methods to carry out their deadly plans.

  • During the trial, evidence revealed that the accused was indeed a notorious poisoner who had evaded capture for years.

Antonyms

savior
  • US
194 3.2

A person who helps someone escape danger or harm

Surface Forms

poisoner singular
poisoners plural

Morphology

poisoner = poison (transparent) = poison + er

Agentive '-er' is productively added to the verb 'poison' to denote a person who poisons; the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word poisoner comes from poison plus the ending -er. Poison comes from the Latin potio meaning 'a drink' and is related to potion, so a poisoner is someone who gives harmful 'drinks' or other substances to kill or try to kill.