POACHER


Meaning of POACHER in English

poacher 1

/poh"cheuhr/ , n.

1. a person who trespasses on private property, esp. to catch fish or game illegally.

2. Also called sea-poacher . any of several slender, marine fishes of the family Agonidae, found chiefly in deeper waters of the North Pacific, having the body covered with bony plates.

[ 1660-70; POACH 1 + -ER 1 ]

poacher 2

/poh"cheuhr/ , n.

1. a pan having a tight-fitting lid and metal cups for steaming or poaching eggs.

2. any dish or pan used for poaching food, esp. a baking dish for poaching fish.

[ 1860-65; POACH 2 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .