poisoner
noun
poisoner is spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poisoner means “A person who poisons something or someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poisoner is poisoners.
How many letters and syllables are in poisoner?
| Letters | 8: P-O-I-S-O-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is poisoner?
Poisoner appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce poisoner?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-poisoner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poisoner
- poisoners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poisoner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who poisons something or someone.
- 2
AustraliainformalA cook working in the outback.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poisoner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who poisons something or someone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | empoisonneur, empoisonneuse |
| German | Giftmischer, Giftmischerin, Giftmörder, Giftmörderin |
| Spanish | envenenador, envenenadora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does poisoner come from?
From Middle English poysener; equivalent to poison + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).