poachers

noun

Definition of poachersnext
plural of poacher
1
as in smugglers

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as in hunters

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  1. smugglers
  2. hunters
  3. bandits
Noun
  • Officials fight the flow of contraband through the arrest of smugglers and mass searches.
    Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The incentives for smugglers to sell oil to neighboring countries such as Colombia at great profit remain unchanged.
    Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Definition of smugglers
Noun
  • Golden Owl Hunt For over three decades, treasure hunters around the world have been captivated by the Chouette d’Or — a legendary treasure hunt with a golden owl as the grand prize.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Following a group of young adult treasure hunters on the shores of North Carolina, the Netflix production continues to have its loyal fans hanging onto every moment, surrounding character storylines and all of the love, loss and drama that comes with it.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hunters
Noun
  • The film takes place partly in that sunny hospital and partly in impossible locations where the story of a group of bandits out for revenge leads them to travel the world.
    Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Another involves three nuns who ventured from Mission Santa Barbara to bring food and Bibles to local Native Americans more than a century ago, then were were robbed and killed by highway bandits.
    Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of bandits
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