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Poisoned vs Poisoner - What's the difference?

poisoned | poisoner |

As an adjective poisoned

is killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.

As a verb poisoned

is past tense of poison.

As a noun poisoner is

a person who poisons something or someone.

poisoned

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a living thing) Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.
  • (of food or drink) Containing poison.
  • (chess, of a pawn) Such that its capture will lessen the capturing player's chance of winning.

    • Derived terms

    * poisoned chalice

    Verb

    (head)
  • (poison)

    • Anagrams

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    poisoner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who poisons something or someone.

    • Anagrams

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