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poacher
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpəʊ.tʃər/ us /ˈpoʊ.tʃɚ/
someone who catches and kills animals illegally: 偷猎者
Poachers hunt and kill the rhinos for their horns.
The rangers' main job is to deter poachers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Miscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
desperado
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
knock-knock burglar
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
(alsogoal poacher)
in football, a forward who scores a lot goals from a position close to the goal: （足球比赛中的）经常在禁区近球门处射门得分的前锋
George is a poacher in front of goal.
Goal poacher Javier Hernandez scored a hat-trick on Saturday.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Football/soccer
18-yard box
2 3 5
4 3 2 1
4 4 2
4 5 1
foosball
football boot
football player
football pools
football pyramid
footy
premiership
promedios
rabona
reducer
relegation zone
sweeper
the Football League
treble
woodwork
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
Idiom
poacher turned gamekeeper
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