Definition
A person who deliberately administers poison to someone to cause harm or death.
Etymology
From 'poison' (from Old French 'poison,' originally meaning a drink or potion) + agent suffix '-er.' The term has been used since medieval times for those who committed this crime.
Kelly Says
Poisoning was historically considered a crime so heinous that it received special punishment—in medieval times, poisoners were sometimes executed differently than murderers. It represented a kind of secret, intimate betrayal.
Translations
BNবাংলা
জীবনহত্যা
ji-bon-hot-ya
CACatalà
envenenador
en-ve-ne-na-dor
CSČeština
jedovatý
je-do-vat-ý
DADansk
forgifter
for-gif-ter
DEDeutsch
Vergifter
fer-gif-ter
ELΕλληνικά
δηλητήριο
di-le-te-rio
ESEspañol
envenenador
en-ven-e-na-dor
FISuomi
myrkyllistäjä
myrk-yl-li-stä-jä
FRFrançais
empoisonneur
em-pwah-nür
HIहिन्दी
विषपोषक
vis-po-shak
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembunuh racun
pembunuh ra-cun
ITItaliano
avvelenatore
a-ve-le-na-to-re
MSBahasa Melayu
pengacau racun
peng-a-cau ra-cun
MYမြန်မာ
ပစ္စည်း
pa-sya-nye
NLNederlands
vergiftiger
ver-gif-ti-ger
NONorsk
forgifter
for-gif-ter
PLPolski
truciarz
tru-chi-arz
PTPortuguês
venenador
ve-ne-na-dor
RORomână
otrăvitor
o-tră-vi-tor
RUРусский
отравитель
ot-ra-vi-tel'
SVSvenska
förgiftare
för-gif-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mchawi sumu
m-cha-wi su-mu
TEతెలుగు
నరహత్య
na-ra-ha-ty
TLTL
mang-a-away
mang-a-way
TRTürkçe
zehirleyici
zeh-ir-le-yi-ci
UKУкраїнська
отруєння
o-tru-yen-nya
VITiếng Việt
người độc
ngoi-dok
ZUZU
umthwalo
oom-thwa-lo