POACHERS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

poachers

noun

plural of poacher

as in smugglers

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as in hunters

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nonhunters

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Noun

The drug smugglers who had hired Rangel told Para that her husband had been killed.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Advertisement Prosecutors alleged that crew members had collaborated with smugglers during three rescue operations conducted between 2016 and 2017.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of smugglers

Noun

The hijacking is the latest in a series of attacks attributed to Somali pirates, whose activities have resurfaced in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean after years of relative inactivity.

— Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
But then a banquet meal goes horribly awry, and pirates sink the ship.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Definition of pirates

Noun

The peanut hawkers at sports venues over a century ago wouldn’t recognize the diversity of food—or seating types—in today’s modern stadium.

— Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
There will be huge crowds in the Battery and Downtown Thursday for the Knicks parade and afterwards some will be interested in going to Liberty and Ellis, making easy prey for the hawkers.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026

Definition of hawkers

Noun

The plot is set in motion when dacoits (armed bandits) rob and murder Ram Lal, the village moneylender and head of Mano Majra’s only Hindu household.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Instead, most are romantic stories about young lovers separated by fate, and the rest are swashbuckling adventures full of bandits and pirates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Definition of bandits

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