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[syn: poacher, sea poacher, sea poker]
The 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.
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2. (Zool.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.]
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Sea poacher (Zool.), the lyrie.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]