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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Poacher \Poach"er\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]r), noun
1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish contrary to law.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.]
{Sea poacher} (Zo["o]l.), the lyrie.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
poacher
noun
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: {sea poacher}, {sea poker}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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