poisoner

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noun

A person who poisons something or someone.

OriginMiddle English poysener →
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Meanings

nounpoisoner (plural poisoners)

plural poisoners

  1. A person who poisons something or someone.
  2. AustraliahumorousinformalA cook working in the outback.

    A station ‘poisoner’ in his own kitchen is a dictator indeed.

    1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 5

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
poisonmonger

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpoysener
  2. Englishpoisoner

From Middle English poysener; equivalent to poison + -er.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Bulgarian отрови́тел, отрови́телка
  • отрови́тел (otrovítel)person who poisons something or someone
  • отрови́телка (otrovítelka)person who poisons something or someone
Dutch gifmenger
  • gifmengerperson who poisons something or someone
Finnish myrkyttäjä
  • myrkyttäjäperson who poisons something or someone
French empoisonneur, empoisonneuse
  • empoisonneurperson who poisons something or someone
  • empoisonneuseperson who poisons something or someone
German Giftmischer, Giftmischerin
  • Giftmischerperson who poisons something or someone
  • Giftmischerinperson who poisons something or someone
  • Giftmörderperson who poisons something or someone
  • Giftmörderinperson who poisons something or someone
Indonesian peracun
  • peracunperson who poisons something or someone
Irish nimhitheoir
  • nimhitheoirperson who poisons something or someone
Latin venēnārius, venēficus
  • venēnāriusperson who poisons something or someone
  • venēficusperson who poisons something or someone
  • venēficaperson who poisons something or someone
Polish truciciel, trucicielka
  • trucicielperson who poisons something or someone
  • trucicielkaperson who poisons something or someone
Russian отрави́тель, отрави́тельница
  • отрави́тель (otravítelʹ)person who poisons something or someone
  • отрави́тельница (otravítelʹnica)person who poisons something or someone
Spanish envenenador, envenenadora
  • envenenadorperson who poisons something or someone
  • envenenadoraperson who poisons something or someone
Ukrainian отру́йник, отру́йниця
  • отру́йник (otrújnyk)person who poisons something or someone
  • отру́йниця (otrújnycja)person who poisons something or someone
  • отру́ювач (otrújuvač)person who poisons something or someone
  • отру́ювачка (otrújuvačka)person who poisons something or someone
  • отру́тник (otrútnyk)person who poisons something or someone
  • отру́тниця (otrútnycja)person who poisons something or someone

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prionose
Cite this entry
APA

poisoner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poisoner

MLA

“poisoner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poisoner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poisoner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poisoner.

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