Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person who poisons something or someone.

    Giftmischer, Giftmischerin, Giftmörder

    отрави́тельotravítelʹ, отрави́тельницаotravítelʹnica

    отру́йникotrújnyk, отру́йницяotrújnycja, отру́ювачotrújuvač

    someone who kills with poison

  2. (Australia, humorous, informal)A cook working in the outback.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. For centuries, arsenic was a weapon of choice for poisoners.

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  2. The only difference between a bad cook and a poisoner is the intent.

    ruЕдинственное различие между плохим поваром и отравителем - в разности намерений.

    deDer einzige Unterschied zwischen einer schlechten Köchin und einer Giftmischerin ist die Absicht.

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  3. The only difference between an awful cook and a poisoner is the intention.

    deDer einzige Unterschied zwischen einer schlechten Köchin und einer Giftmischerin ist die Absicht.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who poisons something or someone:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who poisons something or someone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who poisons something or someone:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: poisoners
Singularpoisoner
Pluralpoisoners

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
poisoner — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto