poacher

[ poh-cher ]

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noun

a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
Also called sea-poacher. any of several slender, marine fishes of the family Agonidae, found chiefly in deeper waters of the North Pacific, having the body covered with bony plates.

poacher

[ poh-cher ]

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a pan having a tight-fitting lid and metal cups for steaming or poaching poach poaching eggs.
any dish or pan used for poaching poach poaching food, especially a baking dish for poaching poach poaching fish.

poacher

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a person who illegally hunts game, fish, etc, on someone else's property
poacher turned gamekeeper
someone whose occupation or behaviour is the opposite of what it previously was, such as a burglar who now advises on home security

poacher

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Origin of poacher¹

First recorded in 1660–70; poach ² + -er ¹

Origin of poacher²

First recorded in 1860–65; poach ¹ + -er ¹

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As a result, poachers will often kill the mother and troop when trying to capture babies.

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The WWF wants a binding promise that local farmers will not give poachers access to the footage.

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Then a poacher's goal, a really good finish, for the second.

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Once the harvest has cleared the fields, the vast and remote chalk hills attract the hare coursers and poachers.

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Abalone remain the target of poachers, and there is an extensive black market that pays a premium for them, Windsor police said.

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