poachers

noun

plural of poacher
1
as in smugglers

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as in hunters

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  1. smugglers
  2. hunters
  3. pirates
  4. hawkers
  5. bandits
Noun
  • Employees have become burned out and morally conflicted as their focus has shifted from pursuing drug smugglers and human traffickers to apprehending asylum seekers in courthouses and arresting day laborers at their worksites.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Most of the people arriving from Cuba at the height of the influx in 2022 and 2023 came in groups on makeshift vessels, not by smugglers.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of smugglers
Noun
  • Achievement and unlock hunters will find enough to bite into here, too.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • So, once again, hunters can get Federal Premium cartridges topped with bullets from Barnes, Nosler, Hornady, Berger, and others.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of hunters
Noun
  • In September, Puntland authorities said pirates killed five crew members of the tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces recovered it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Maritime security experts aren’t sure where the pirates are getting their funding.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of pirates
Noun
  • No new legislation or regulations are needed, just enforce the existing laws and rules and the hawkers will melt away.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hawkers
Noun
  • Attacks by bandits are common across northern Nigeria where armed groups carry out attacks against civilian populations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks by bandits are common across northern Nigeria, where armed groups carry out attacks against civilian populations.
    — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bandits
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