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: one that trespasses or steals
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: one who kills or takes wild animals (such as game or fish) illegally
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: 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
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: a baking dish in which food (such as fish) can be poached
Examples of poacher in a Sentence
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Emma Ogao, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The sound of the gunshot prompted two men who lived nearby to approach the poachers, and the confrontation ended with the father shooting one of the witnesses in the leg.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
Although the Forest Service blocked some roads with gates and berms to protect wildlife, poachers and all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts broke locks or circumvented these cursory barriers.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
Deciding not to leave the baby animal behind to be found by poachers, Davis and a staff member transported the animal (later named Chaimu) to an elephant orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Babauta’s efforts led to the arrest of 11 poachers in a single day, one of the biggest hauls in the agency’s history.
—David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
The parrots are beloved overnighters here, and residents are on constant alert for poachers.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Two other poachers, Jose Plascencia of Dayton and Axel Guell of St. Helens, were also sentenced.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Noun
However Botswana, and other conservationists, argue the activity can help revive animal populations, helping to fund communities, deter poachers and protect biodiversity.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The sound of the gunshot prompted two men who lived nearby to approach the poachers, and the confrontation ended with the father shooting one of the witnesses in the leg.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
Although the Forest Service blocked some roads with gates and berms to protect wildlife, poachers and all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts broke locks or circumvented these cursory barriers.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
Deciding not to leave the baby animal behind to be found by poachers, Davis and a staff member transported the animal (later named Chaimu) to an elephant orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Babauta’s efforts led to the arrest of 11 poachers in a single day, one of the biggest hauls in the agency’s history.
—David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
The parrots are beloved overnighters here, and residents are on constant alert for poachers.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Two other poachers, Jose Plascencia of Dayton and Axel Guell of St. Helens, were also sentenced.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Poacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poacher. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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