How to Use poacher in a Sentence

poacher

noun
  • Pepi is the poacher off the bench.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • What’s the best egg poacher pan to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This place is well known for lime-stick traps -- the poacher was never caught.
    — Rebecca Horne, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2010
  • As a poacher, though, Ronaldo could still be a threat.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The gamekeepers, as well as the poachers, are to blame.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 Jan. 2026
  • So poachers use nets to get them from European rivers and streams.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Armed conflicts and shootouts with poachers happen every year.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Because not all of the horn is removed, there is still value for poachers to exploit.
    — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • They are often sought by hunters and poachers for their horns and orange coloring, the zoo said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Even though the horns grow back, poachers kill rhinos instead of sedating them to cut off the horns.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The parrots are beloved overnighters here, and residents are on constant alert for poachers.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The blade of a huge circular saw that was abandoned by a tree poacher in the forest was turned into a gong.
    — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • However, they are now endangered and are hunted by poachers for their meat and skins.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2023
  • An electrified fence was erected around the reserve boundary to keep the wildlife in and poachers and hunters out.
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Niassa Reserve came across a young male lion caught in a poacher’s snare.
    — Nancy Averett, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Due to the constant threat of poachers, they are protected 24/7 by armed guards.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • After losing her herd to poachers, Zoe tried to join other elephants.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This jacket has a poacher's pocket in the back to keep things safe and out of the way during that morning ride to the office.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Deforestation is a major threat to the bears, and poachers hunt them for their lucrative body parts.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • These canines help the South African government track down poachers.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • One possible cause is that a wildlife poacher might have passed the virus to traders who carried it to Wuhan but that has yet to be proven.
    — Emily Wang Fujiyama and Sam McNeil, Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
  • The bright spots near the beginning are animals; two potential poachers are filmed near the end.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
  • One possibility is that a wildlife poacher might have passed the virus to traders who carried it to Wuhan.
    — Emily Wang Fujiyama, Star Tribune, 2 Feb. 2021
  • One of its drones was put to work in Botswana, protecting the last remaining black rhino from poachers.
    — WIRED, 25 July 2023
  • Sea turtles can get stranded on the rocks and become easy targets for poachers, who raid nests and kill the animals for their meat.
    — Juma Adero, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023
  • An elephant puts two years into one baby and guards it with its life and is devastated if the poachers come knocking.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The discovery of a dead desert bighorn sheep near an Arizona field has set off a search for the poacher, wildlife officials said.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The meat of one gorilla, says the WCS, would net a poacher around $70.
    — Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2010
  • Some of these attractions in the maze include a biohazard unit, a butcher shop, a poacher camp and a witch’s cauldron.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Some of these attractions in the maze include a biohazard unit, a butcher shop, a poacher camp and a witch’s cauldron.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025

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