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poacher

/ˈpəʊtʃə/

/ˈpoʊtʃər/

Translations

poachernoun

poachers

/ˈpəʊtʃə/

/ˈpoʊtʃər/

The poacher was caught hunting illegally in the national park.

Браконьер был пойман на незаконной охоте в национальном парке.

Additional translations

незаконный охотник

Synonyms

illegal hunter

sneak thief

game thief

wildlife thief

poacheradjective

/ˈpəʊ.tʃə/

/ˈpoʊ.tʃɚ/

Used attributively to modify nouns connected with poachers or poaching; generally non-gradable.

poachernoun

A person who illegally hunts or captures animals, typically on land that is not their own.

The poacher was caught with several deer carcasses in the back of his truck.

A cooking utensil used for poaching eggs.

She used an egg poacher to make perfectly cooked eggs for breakfast.

An attacking football (soccer) player who specializes in scoring opportunistic close-range goals.

The young striker proved to be a natural poacher, always in the right place to tap the ball in.

Any of several small, bottom-dwelling marine fishes of the family Agonidae, having bony plates covering the body.

Researchers recorded the depth at which the poacher was most commonly found.

poacheradjective

Relating to or designed for poachers or poaching.

Rangers carried out nightly poacher patrol operations in the reserve.