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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

/ ˈəʊʃə /

noun

  1. a person who illegally hunts game, fish, etc, on someone else's property
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poacher

2

/ ˈəʊʃə /

noun

  1. a metal pan with individual cups for poaching eggs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog 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
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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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After losing her mother when she was still a child, Vera was raised in rural isolation by her father, Hector, an ornithologist and bird poacher who forced young Vera to aid him in his exploits.

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In Kamieskroon, a small town in the centre of South Africa's Namaqualand region, the rolling hills have become a haven for poachers.

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He's a poacher but he's also such a silky player.

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