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POACHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
Synonyms:
poacher; sea poacher; sea poker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("poacher" is a kind of...):
scorpaenoid; scorpaenoid fish (fishes having the head armored with bony plates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poacher"):
Agonus cataphractus; armed bullhead; pogge (northern Atlantic sea poacher)
alligatorfish; Aspidophoroides monopterygius (small very elongate sea poachers)
Holonyms ("poacher" is a member of...):
Agonidae; family Agonidae (poachers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("poacher" is a kind of...):
cooking utensil; cookware (a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
Derivation:
poach (cook in a simmering liquid)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("poacher" is a kind of...):
appropriator (someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission))
Derivation:
poach (hunt illegally)
