1
: one that trespasses or steals
2
: one who kills or takes wild animals (such as game or fish) illegally
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
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Hunters and poachers Gauging public attitudes toward carnivores is crucial for their conservation.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Borja is a quality poacher who thrives on action in the box, but on the night the ball didn’t drop for him often enough.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Gunshots late at night or in the early morning could also be signs of poachers.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
What’s lying beneath the surfaces is even more brutal – poachers in the woods, men waiting to sell women on the black market.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Hunters and poachers Gauging public attitudes toward carnivores is crucial for their conservation.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Borja is a quality poacher who thrives on action in the box, but on the night the ball didn’t drop for him often enough.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Gunshots late at night or in the early morning could also be signs of poachers.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Poacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poacher. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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