Topic: CRIME
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poach‧er
[countable]
[countable]1SCC someone who illegally catches or shoots animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission
2 someone who used to do illegal things or have a bad attitude to authority, and who has now changed completely - used especially of someone who is now in a position of authority
poacher turned gamekeeper
British English3DFU British English a pan with small containers shaped like cups used for poaching eggs
