noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpəʊ.tʃə/
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a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cooking utensil, cookware, vessel
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noun
Meaning 8
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appropriator
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English poach Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poacher From poach + -er.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صَيَّاد غَيْر قَانُونِيّ
(ṣayyād ḡayr qānūniyy)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Armenian:
որսագող
(orsagoġ)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Assamese:
চোৰাং চিকাৰী
(süraṅ sikari)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Bulgarian:
бракониер
(brakonier)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Chinese Cantonese:
偷獵者 /偷猎者
(tau1 lip6 ze2)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Chinese Mandarin:
偷獵者 /偷猎者
(tōulièzhě)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Czech:
pytlák
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Danish:
krybskytte
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Dutch:
stroper
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Finnish:
salametsästäjä
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
French:
braconnier
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
French:
braconnière
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Georgian:
ბრაკონიერი
(braḳonieri)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
German:
Wilderer
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
German:
Wilddieb
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
German:
Wildschütz
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Greek:
λαθροθήρας
(lathrothíras)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Greek:
λαθροκυνηγός
(lathrokynigós)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Hungarian:
orvvadász
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Hungarian:
vadorzó
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Italian:
bracconiere
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Japanese:
密猟者
(mitsuryōsha)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Japanese:
密漁者
(mitsuryōsha)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Kazakh:
браконьер
(brakoner)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Kazakh:
қаскер
(qasker)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Latvian:
malumednieks
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Latvian:
maluzvejnieks
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Lithuanian:
brakonierius
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Macedonian:
лово́крадец
(lovókradec)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Macedonian:
криво́ловец
(krivólovec)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Māori:
kaihaumi
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Marathi:
शिकारचोर
(śikārcor)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Norman:
braconnyi
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Norwegian Bokmål:
krypskytter
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Norwegian Nynorsk:
krypskyttar
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Polish:
kłusownik
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Portuguese:
caçador furtivo
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Russian:
браконье́р
(brakonʹjér)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Scottish Gaelic:
poidsear
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Slovak:
pytliak
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
cazador furtivo
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
pescador furtivo
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
leñador furtivo
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
talador furtivo
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
furtivo
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
recolector furtivo
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
reducidor silvestre
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
furtivista
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Spanish:
pishiñero
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Swedish:
tjuvskytt
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Swedish:
tjuvjägare
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Turkish:
kaçak avcı
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Ukrainian:
браконьє́р
(brakonʹjér)
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Volapük:
jibiravan
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Volapük:
jibihiravan
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Volapük:
jibijiravan
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Volapük:
mifanan
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Volapük:
himifanan
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Volapük:
jimifanan
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Walloon:
bracnî
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Walloon:
bracniresse
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Walloon:
bracneu
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Walloon:
afuteu
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally
Welsh:
herwheliwr
— a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally