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poacher

noun
/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/US/ˈpəʊ.tʃə/UK

Etymology

From poach + -er.

  1. derived from poche
  2. derived from pocher
  3. derived from pochen
  4. formed as poacher — “poach + -er”

Definitions

  1. A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches

    A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

  2. A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water

  3. An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia

    An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher.

    • Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout,…

      Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.

    2. An American wigeon (Anas americana).

The neighborhood

Derived

poacher turned gamekeeper, poacher's pie, poacher's pot, sea-poacher

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA