poacher

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/
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/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/ · /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/

Definition of poacher

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.
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noun

  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.
  2. A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water
  3. An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher.
    “Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.”
  4. Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
  5. (US, dialectal)An American wigeon (Anas americana).

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Etymology

From poach + -er.

Anagrams of poacher

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6-letter words

7 words

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2-letter words

16 words

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