poacher

3 definitions found

poacher - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poacher \Poach"er\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish
        contrary to law.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Sea poacher (Zool.), the lyrie.
        [1913 Webster]

poacher - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  poacher
      n 1: someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of
           another
      2: a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or
         eggs)
      3: small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony
         plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn:
         poacher, sea poacher, sea poker]

poacher - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "poacher":
     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