poacher

¹

[poh-cher]

noun

1. a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.

2. 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

²

[poh-cher]

noun

1. a pan having a tight-fitting lid and metal cups for steaming or poaching poach poaching eggs.

2. any dish or pan used for poaching poach poaching food, especially a baking dish for poaching poach poaching fish.

poacher

¹

/ ˈpəʊtʃə /

noun

1. a person who illegally hunts game, fish, etc, on someone else's property

2. someone whose occupation or behaviour is the opposite of what it previously was, such as a burglar who now advises on home security

poacher

²

/ ˈpəʊtʃə /

noun

1. a metal pan with individual cups for poaching eggs

Word History and Origins

Origin of poacher¹

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

Origin of poacher²

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

Example Sentences

By 2011, the West African black rhino was officially declared extinct, thanks to poachers who mercilessly killed them for their horns—which people then use for decorative carvings and grind into powder for medicines.

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But Erica Ford, as a cross-dressing game poacher and archer-in-disguise named Ralph, provides the kind of character and performance that delivers new blood and enlivens an old story.

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The hosts were screaming out for a poacher to get on the end of teasing crosses that were gratefully claimed by Alisson.

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Poisoning is one of the main threats they face, with poachers fearing circling vultures will give away their location.

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She analyzed specimens that contributed to arrests in racial attacks, as well as in catching game poachers and preventing deaths of fighter pilots.

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