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 poacher poacher /ˈpoʊtʃɝ/

noun

  1. Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters  ( poacher , sea poacher , sea poker )
    small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
  2. A cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)  ( poacher )
    a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
     My grandmother used a poacher every morning to make perfectly poached eggs.
    My grandmother used a poacher every morning to make perfectly poached eggs.
  3. Someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another  ( poacher )
    someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another