poacher
/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
noun
A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water.
noun
An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box.
noun
Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
Example Sentences
- "Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan."
- "Cubarsí’s shot bounces awkwardly in front of him but there’s not a lot of power behind it. Merino, a veritable poacher these days, is there first."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/
Usage
- American usage