poacher

1 someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another

2 a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)

3 small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn: sea poacher, sea poker]

English

Pronunciation

• a UK /ˈpəʊ.tʃə(ɹ)/

Noun

1. A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches.
2. A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water

Related terms

• poach

Poacher may refer to:

• Poaching, the theft or illegal killing of animals or plants, or sometimes artifacts. A poacher is someone who engages in poaching
• Poacher (fish), a family (Agonidae) of fish

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