# poacher

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/ · frequency rank #48,417

## Definitions
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, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher.
4. Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
5. An American wigeon (Anas americana).

## Etymology
From poach + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **pouches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poacher-vs-pouches)
- **preacher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poacher-vs-preacher)
- **pacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacer-vs-poacher)
- **poach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poach-vs-poacher)
- **packer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packer-vs-poacher)
- **placer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placer-vs-poacher)
- **pitcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitcher-vs-poacher)
- **poached** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poached-vs-poacher)

## Common misspellings (10)
`opacher`, `paocher`, `poaccher`, `poacehr`, `poacherr`, `poachher`, `poachre`, `poahcer`, `pocaher`, `ppoacher`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poacher