'Poacher' definitions:
Definition of 'poacher'
From: WordNet
noun
Someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
noun
A cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
noun
Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn: poacher, sea poacher, sea poker]
Definition of 'Poacher'
From: GCIDE
- Poacher \Poach"er\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish contrary to law. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
- Sea poacher (Zool.), the lyrie. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'poacher'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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