poacher

from 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}]
    
from 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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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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