poacher

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noun (1)

poach·​er ˈpō-chər 

1

: one that trespasses or steals

2

: one who kills or takes wild animals (such as game or fish) illegally

poacher

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noun (2)

1

: a covered pan containing a plate with depressions or shallow cups in each of which an egg can be cooked over steam rising from boiling water in the bottom of the pan

2

: a baking dish in which food (such as fish) can be poached

Examples of poacher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

His best moment was a hat-trick against Leganes in December, including two poacher finishes inside the penalty area and a coolly converted spot kick. —Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025

Join 50 others in the comments View Comments Two years later, members of the tribe killed two poachers who had been illegally fishing in the waters surrounding North Sentinel Island after their boat drifted ashore, according to Survival International. —Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025

The whole idea behind dehorning is to make a rhino less appealing to poachers. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025

There’s that poacher’s six-yard-box mentality again. —Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

poach entry 2

Noun (2)

poach entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for poacher

• cloture