poacher
/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/noun
poacher is spelled P-O-A-C-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poacher means “A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poacher is poachers.
How many letters and syllables are in poacher?
| Letters | 7: P-O-A-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is poacher?
Poacher appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce poacher?
- US /ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/
- UK /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/
Poacher has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-poacher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poacher
- poachers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poacher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
- 2
A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water.
- 3
An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box.
- 4
Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
- 5
USAn American wigeon (Anas americana).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poacher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | braconnier, braconnière |
| German | Wilderer, Wilddieb, Wildschütz |
| Portuguese | caçador furtivo |
| Spanish | cazador furtivo, pescador furtivo, leñador furtivo, talador furtivo, furtivo, recolector furtivo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does poacher come from?
From poach + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).