poacher
noun /ˈpəʊtʃə(r)/
/ˈpəʊtʃər/
Idioms - a person who illegally hunts birds, animals or fish on somebody’s else’s property
- The measures are designed to protect the fish from poachers.
- a special pan for poaching eggs
- (also goal poacher)(especially in football (soccer)) a player who waits near the opposite team’s goal in order to try to score if they get the ball
Idioms
poacher turned gamekeeper
- (especially British English) a person who has changed from one situation or attitude to the opposite one, especially somebody who used to oppose people in authority but is now in a position of authority