poacher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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:Goal poacher.
  4. Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
  5. An American wigeon (Anas americana).

Pronunciation

/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-poacher.wav

Word forms

poacher poachers

Etymology

From poach + -er.

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