poacher
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poachesA person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
» Rhinos are killed by poachers for their horns.
Браконьеры убивают носорогов ради их рогов.
Браконьєри вбивають носорогів за їхні роги.
Meaning
5 sensesA person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
Wilderer, Wilddieb, Wildschütz
браконье́рbrakonʹjér
браконьє́рbrakonʹjér
A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water.
An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box.
Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
(US, dialectal)An American wigeon (Anas americana).
- small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
- a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
- someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
Examples
16 sentencesRhinos are killed by poachers for their horns.
Браконьєри вбивають носорогів за їхні роги.
ruБраконьеры убивают носорогов ради их рогов.
The poachers stole some turtle eggs.
deDie Wilddiebe stahlen Schildkröteneier.
Ziri got injured by a poacher.
The guards are trying to find a poacher.
Messi scored a poacher's goal with his left foot.
deMessi setzte mit dem linken Fuß einen Abstauber in die Maschen.
Translations
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Forms
plural: poachersSynonyms
2 synonyms- small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters:sea poachersea poker