poisonmonger

Etymology

From poison + monger.

poisonmonger means One who peddles poison (literally or figuratively). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

Why this word is great

POISONMONGER — [Noun] One who peddles poison, literally or figuratively. From poison (a substance causing death or injury) + monger (a dealer or trader). Unlike an apothecary, who compounds cures, or a rumormonger, who trades in whispers, the poisonmonger traffics in definitive corrupting agents. This is the figure measuring arsenic into a twist of paper, the pamphleteer whose ink is distilled vitriol, the whisperer whose counsel turns friend to rival—a merchant whose every transaction is a quiet unraveling of the world.

noun

One who peddles poison (literally or figuratively).