POACHER

poacher, sea poacher, sea poker

(noun) small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters

poacher

(noun) a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)

poacher

(noun) someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

poacher (plural poachers)

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water

(soccer) An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Goal poacher.

Any of type of elongated fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.

(US, dialect) The American wigeon.

Anagrams

• Pechora

Source: Wiktionary


Poach"er, n.

1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish contrary to law.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.] Sea poacher (Zoöl.), the lyrie.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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