poisoners
Killers using chemicals
Poisoners are people who kill or harm others using poison.
The word typically describes murderers who administer toxic substances secretly, often over time: The poisoner had been slowly adding arsenic to her husband's meals.
Historically, poisoners were associated with political assassination and domestic murder, their method seen as particularly treacherous because it required intimacy and premeditation.
Toxic metalloid element
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
- belladonnaToxic herb yielding atropine
- strychnineHighly toxic plant alkaloid
thallium · ricin · aconite · toxin · venom · lethal · deadly · dose
Secret, undetected movement
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
subterfuge · disguise · infiltrate · administer · slip · lace · taint · spike
Paid murderer of targets
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- killerOne who causes death
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- executionerOne who kills condemned
Borgia · Medici · mercenary · liquidator · eliminator · dispatch · contract · target
Scientific crime-scene analysis
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
symptoms · antidote · suspicion · motive · alibi · prosecution · trial · confession
Notorious Renaissance dynasty
- AgrippinaRoman empress, power-hungry matriarch
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- successionFollowing in order
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
intrigue · Renaissance · Victorian · notorious · infamous · serial · prolific · documented
arsenic
Toxic metalloid element
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
- belladonnaToxic herb yielding atropine
strychnine · thallium · ricin · aconite · toxin · venom · lethal · deadly · dose · concoction
stealth
Secret, undetected movement
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
treachery · subterfuge · disguise · infiltrate · administer · slip · lace · taint · spike · tamper
assassin
Paid murderer of targets
executioner · Borgia · Medici · mercenary · liquidator · eliminator · dispatch · contract · target · victim
forensics
Scientific crime-scene analysis
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- investigationFormal examination of facts
evidence · symptoms · antidote · suspicion · motive · alibi · prosecution · trial · confession · exhumation
Borgia
Notorious Renaissance dynasty
- AgrippinaRoman empress, power-hungry matriarch
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- successionFollowing in order
court · intrigue · Renaissance · Victorian · notorious · infamous · serial · prolific · documented · legendary
poisonershealers
Those who treat ailments
curers · physicians · doctors · life-savers · nurses
poisonersstabbers
Those who pierce others
shooters · stranglers · bludgeoners · slashers · gunmen
poisonerssaviors
Those who rescue others
protectors · guardians · nurturers · benefactors · rescuers
- poisoned appleContaminated fruit meant to harm
- poisoned chaliceApparent prize, actual curse
- poisoned the wellPreemptively discredited an argument
- poisoned complimentPraise concealing criticism