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To others, in his own words, he is a combination Guy Fawkes and Trotsky, a "reincarnation of Palmer, the Poisoner."

From Time Magazine Archive

Maggie had read in some old bound volume at home a very gruesome account of the "Life and Misdeeds of Mr. Palmer, the Rugeley Poisoner."

From The Captives by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

I heard her say: "Poisoner, go back to your room."

From The Legacy of Cain by Collins, Wilkie

So that is your name—not Eve—but Clodagh, who was a Poisoner, you see?

From The Purple Cloud by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)

The Poisoner with some three or four Mutes, comes in again, seeming to lament with her.

From Hamlet by Shakespeare, William