poacher
Other forms: poachers
A poacher is someone who breaks the law to hunt or fish. If you see someone hunting deer in a state park that's got "No Hunting" signs posted on trees, that person is a poacher.
If you don't follow the rules and laws about hunting, but grab your shotgun and head into your neighbor's yard to shoot rabbits, you're in danger of being a poacher. Someone who captures wild animals illegally is also a poacher. A completely different, much nicer kind of poacher is the one you use for poaching eggs — this type of poaching consists of gently cooking food by submerging it in simmering water.
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someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
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appropriator
someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)
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appropriator
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small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
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synonyms:
sea poacher, sea poker
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types:
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Agonus cataphractus, armed bullhead, pogge
northern Atlantic sea poacher
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Aspidophoroides monopterygius, alligatorfish
small very elongate sea poachers
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scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
fishes having the head armored with bony plates
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Agonus cataphractus, armed bullhead, pogge
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a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
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cooking utensil, cookware
a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
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vessel
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
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cooking utensil, cookware
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