poacher

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Recent Examples of poacher There’s no obvious net-front guy, like Gabe Landeskog or Valeri Nichushkin, but Kadri has become something of a poacher for the Avs on the opposite side of the ice from MacKinnon and Necas. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026 Conservationists-in-the-making can join hands-on efforts like removing poacher snares, clearing invasive plants, or collecting data on endangered species. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026 His ability to dribble to the end line and behind the defense to provide service into the box could complement Dejan Joveljic’s elite poacher tendencies. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026 Some of these attractions in the maze include a biohazard unit, a butcher shop, a poacher camp and a witch’s cauldron. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poacher
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Noun
  • The reductions, which reduced the number of entomologists, have emboldened ant smugglers, Wired reported.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • That case charged a handful of Florida defendants with stealing more than 600 outboard boat engines and vessels from the Tampa area and shipping them to the migrant smugglers in the Quintana Roo area.
    Jay Weaver May 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Djena’s father, who had the title of chief hunter in the town, was a loyal aide to Marcel Cros, a senior official in the government of Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinea’s first President.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • And those problems are magnified in the slack middle section of this 160-minute film, as the hunters make discoveries of their own in the forest, unnecessary subplots and aliens multiply, and there are some halfhearted attempts at giving them a thin backstory.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • The 20-track LP serves as equal parts music and cinema in which Crockett weaves a tale of McLane as a cattle rustler on the run from the law who — eventually — gets his redemption.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Siringo was appointed a New Mexico Ranger in 1916 and for two years saw active service against cattle rustlers.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Also an experienced falconer, Kennedy is known for keeping and training birds of prey.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • The fair features live music, food, more than 20 community booths and special guests including falconers with birds of prey.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Deportees from the United States are especially vulnerable to robbery and kidnapping because gangs and bandits assume that their families can pay larger ransoms.
    Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • One Chicago birder captured some of the first images of two of those eaglets.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Hosts from the Pomona Valley Bird Alliance are leading a two-hour walk through the garden for beginner and experienced birders.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The Fowlers have three children — including a son and daughter who are also Chapman alumni — 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and divide their time between residences on the East and West Coasts.
    Orange County Register, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2017
Noun
  • Over the past quarter-century, the UKMTO has dealt with other shipping crises too, as when Somali pirates were most active during the late 2000s or Houthi rebels in Yemen intensified their attacks on vessels passing through the Red Sea in 2023.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Because it’s located on the beach, kids have access to the sand and sun, and there’s a pirate-ship style play area outside.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026

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“Poacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poacher. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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