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poacher

The correct spelling is poacher.

How to pronounce poacher

noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/

Say it like: Poa-che-r

The correct spelling is poacher. 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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Definition

noun

  1. 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. 2.A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water
  3. 3.An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher.
  4. 4.Any of type of elongated fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
  5. 5.The American wigeon.

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