What is the meaning of poacher?

noun

  • Someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another.
  • A cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs. )
  • Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters.
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