"poacher" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/ [General-American], /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-poacher.wav [US] Forms: poachers [plural]
Etymology: poach + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|poach|er}} poach + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} poacher (plural poachers)
  1. A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild. Categories (topical): Crime Translations (a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally): صَيَّاد غَيْر قَانُونِيّ (ṣayyād ḡayr qānūniyy) (Arabic), որսագող (orsagoġ) (Armenian), চোৰাং চিকাৰী (süraṅ sikari) (Assamese), бракониер (brakonier) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 偷獵者 (Chinese Mandarin), 偷猎者 (tōulièzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), pytlák [masculine] (Czech), krybskytte [common-gender] (Danish), stroper [masculine] (Dutch), salametsästäjä (Finnish), braconnier [masculine] (French), braconnière [feminine] (French), ბრაკონიერი (braḳonieri) (Georgian), Wilderer [masculine] (German), Wilddieb [masculine] (German), Freischütz [masculine] (German), orvvadász (Hungarian), vadorzó (Hungarian), bracconiere [masculine] (Italian), 密猟者 (mitsuryōsha) (english: game) (alt: みつりょうしゃ) (Japanese), 密漁者 (mitsuryōsha) (alt: みつりょうしゃ) [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences] (Japanese), браконьер (brakoner) (Kazakh), қаскер (qasker) (Kazakh), brakonierius [masculine] (Lithuanian), лово́крадец (lovókradec) [masculine] (Macedonian), криво́ловец (krivólovec) [masculine] (Macedonian), kaihaumi (Maori), braconnyi [masculine] (Norman), krypskytter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), krypskyttar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kłusownik [masculine] (Polish), caçador furtivo [masculine] (Portuguese), браконье́р (brakonʹjér) [masculine] (Russian), poidsear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), pytliak [masculine] (Slovak), cazador furtivo (english: game) [masculine] (Spanish), pescador furtivo [masculine] [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences] (Spanish), leñador furtivo (english: logging) [masculine] (Spanish), talador furtivo (english: logging) [masculine] (Spanish), furtivo (note: usually an adjective) [masculine] (Spanish), recolector furtivo (english: gathering) [masculine] (Spanish), reducidor silvestre [masculine] (Spanish), furtivista [masculine] (Spanish), tjuvskytt [common-gender] (Swedish), tjuvjägare [common-gender] (Swedish), браконьє́р (brakonʹjér) [masculine] (Ukrainian), jibiravan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), jibihiravan [masculine] (Volapük), jibijiravan [feminine] (Volapük), mifanan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), himifanan [masculine] (Volapük), jimifanan [feminine] (Volapük), bracnî [masculine] (Walloon), bracniresse [feminine] (Walloon), bracneu [masculine] (Walloon), afuteu [masculine] (Walloon), herwheliwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-poacher-en-noun-MfTlm9aJ Disambiguation of Crime: 14 18 24 15 29 Disambiguation of 'a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally': 77 3 2 7 12
  2. A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-poacher-en-noun-i61bhTKU Disambiguation of Crime: 14 18 24 15 29
  3. (soccer) An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Goal poacher. Categories (topical): Football (soccer), Crime, People
    Sense id: en-poacher-en-noun-7eVaImYs Disambiguation of Crime: 14 18 24 15 29 Disambiguation of People: 14 11 51 18 6 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  4. Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead. Categories (topical): Crime Categories (lifeform): Scorpaeniform fish
    Sense id: en-poacher-en-noun-R7F5ptfw Disambiguation of Crime: 14 18 24 15 29 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 18 4 4 47 28
  5. (US, dialect) An American wigeon (Anas americana). Tags: US, dialectal Categories (topical): Crime Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks
    Sense id: en-poacher-en-noun-WapMoCFe Disambiguation of Crime: 14 18 24 15 29 Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 26 9 10 16 39 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 8 12 17 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 6 8 17 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 27 9 9 14 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: poacher turned gamekeeper, poacher's pie, poacher's pot Related terms: poaching

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "braḳonieri",
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          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "lovókradec",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "лово́крадец"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "krivólovec",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "криво́ловец"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "word": "kaihaumi"
        },
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "braconnyi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "krypskytter"
        },
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "krypskyttar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kłusownik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "caçador furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "brakonʹjér",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "браконье́р"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "poidsear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pytliak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "game",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cazador furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "fish",
            "ichthyology",
            "zoology",
            "biology",
            "natural-sciences"
          ],
          "word": "pescador furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "logging",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leñador furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "logging",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "talador furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "note": "usually an adjective",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "gathering",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "recolector furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "reducidor silvestre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "furtivista"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tjuvskytt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tjuvjägare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "brakonʹjér",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "браконьє́р"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "jibiravan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "jibihiravan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jibijiravan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "mifanan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "himifanan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "jimifanan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bracnî"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "word": "bracneu"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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          "word": "afuteu"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 3 2 7 12",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "herwheliwr"
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      "word": "kłusownik"
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mifanan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "himifanan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jimifanan"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bracnî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bracniresse"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bracneu"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afuteu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herwheliwr"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "poacher"
  ],
  "word": "poacher"
}

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