poacher

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noun (1)

poach·​er ˈpō-chər 

1

: one that trespasses or steals

2

: one who kills or takes wild animals (such as game or fish) illegally

poacher

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noun (2)

1

: 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

2

: a baking dish in which food (such as fish) can be poached

Examples of poacher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

With a total budget of barely $40,000 per year, CATS also helps search the national park for snares set by bushmeat poachers and carries out an extensive conservation education program designed primarily to teach people how to stay safe around elephants. —Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024

More recently, giraffes have been targeted by hunters and poachers for bushmeat. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024

The Richmond poacher has been sentenced to a total of 80 months, with 76 of those suspended. —Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024

Local poachers often bear the brunt of law enforcement – in Colombia the law says you can be sentenced to 12 years for capturing endangered species. —Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

poach entry 2

Noun (2)

poach entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1