poacher
pronunciation
How to pronounce poacher in British English:
UK [ˈpəʊtʃə(r)]
How to pronounce poacher in American English:
US [ˈpoʊtʃər]
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- Noun:
- someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
- a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
- small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
Word Origin
- poacher (n.)
- 1660s, "one who poaches game," agent noun from poach (v.1). Attested from 1846 as "vessel for poaching eggs," from poach (v.2).
Example
- 1. This was probably the work of a poacher .
- 2. More than 5 years ago , she narrowly escaped a poacher after a bullet shattered her beak .
- 3. There are 14 of them , and they have failed to nab a single poacher for more than a year .
- 4. These grainy photographs show the man , who some believe to be a poacher , striding towards his quarry and apparently cutting its throat before phoning an accomplice .
- 5. However , he fears that both he and the photographer are at risk of reprisals , especially as the farming family which owns the field believes the mystery man in the images is a poacher .