POACHER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'powchur
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| Matching Terms: | | poached, poached egg
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- [n] small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper north Pacific waters
- [n] a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
- [n] someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
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| | Synonyms: | | sea poacher, sea poker |
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| | See Also: | | Agonidae, Agonus cataphractus, alligatorfish, appropriator, armed bullhead, Aspidophoroides monopterygius, cooking utensil, cookware, family Agonidae, pogge, scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish, vessel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Poach"er\, n.
1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish
contrary to law.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.]
{Sea poacher} (Zo["o]l.), the lyrie.
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| | Related Terms: | | body snatcher, booster, chicken thief, con man, crook, den of thieves, embezzler, filcher, ganef, ghoul, grafter, grave robber, jewel thief, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, larcener, larcenist, lifter, peculator, petty thief, pilferer, prowler, purloiner, robber, scrounger, shoplifter, sneak thief, stealer, swindler, thief, white-collar thief |
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