poacher
English
/ˈpoʊ.tʃɚ/, /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/
noun
Definitions
- 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 poacher.
- Any of type of elongated fish in the family , also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
- (US) The American wigeon.
Etymology
Suffix from English poach (poke, stab).
Origin
English
poach
Gloss
poke, stab
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process