poacher
1a 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.
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Origin of poacher
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How to use poacher in a sentence
Students and staff at a field site in Tanzania pretended to be poachers.
These flying robots protect endangered wildlife | Kathryn Hulick | March 10, 2022 | Science News For StudentsMore potential poachers might be roaming during this season, either because they’re legally hunting other prey or because they’re willing to use the commotion of the hunts as cover.
Snowy weather could determine life or death for Wisconsin’s poached gray wolves | Kate Baggaley | February 2, 2022 | Popular-ScienceHowever, the evidence that males cannot develop this trait is troubling, particularly since male elephants are already targeted more by poachers because of their larger tusks.
Ivory poaching has triggered a surge in elephants born without tusks | Kate Baggaley | October 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWhen ivory poachers target elephants, the hunters can affect more than just animal numbers.
Tuskless elephants became common as an evolutionary response to poachers | Jake Buehler | October 21, 2021 | Science NewsThese animals may be especially restless because they must be on high alert for poachers.
A boy kills a poacher, whereupon his father and grandfather argues about what to do.
Instead, he finds a poacher, raises his rifle, and fires a lethal blast.
The very best and most daring poacher I know lives within five-and-twenty minutes' journey from Waterloo.
The Chequers | James RuncimanNo burglar ever brags of his exploits; the poacher always boasts, and always receives applause.
The Chequers | James RuncimanAnd he is not a poacher and a snarer, and I don't know what all, leading a lawless life, and thieving for his living?
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodDafydd, who had the eyes of a river-poacher, knew both the cart and the two men who rode on the load.
Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions“Thanks, maiden, you are kind and considerate to an avowed poacher,” replied Edward.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain Marryat
British Dictionary definitions for poacher (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpəʊtʃə) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for poacher (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpəʊtʃə) /
a metal pan with individual cups for poaching eggs
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