poacher

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

poach·er [poacher poachers] BrE [ˈpəʊtʃə(r)] NAmE [ˈpoʊtʃər] noun
1. a person who illegally hunts birds, animals or fish on sb's else's property
2. a special pan for poaching eggs
3. (also ˈgoal poacher) (especially in football ( ↑soccer ))a player who waits near the opposite team's goal in order to try to score if they get the ball
Idiom: ↑poacher turned gamekeeper
See also: ↑goal poacher

Example Bank:
•The measures are designed to protect the fish from poachers.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sea poacher, sea poker