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Recent Examples of poacher
Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Netflix documentary) Rescued from poachers, an endangered baby pangolin embarks on a journey back to the wild with help from a devoted human guardian in this documentary.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
As a result, poachers will often kill the mother and troop when trying to capture babies.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
This intervention is part of a growing set of strategies aimed at protecting rhinos from poachers.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Former poachers are rangers and guides, turning their knowledge into protection instead of hunting.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
As a result, poachers will often kill the mother and troop when trying to capture babies.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
This intervention is part of a growing set of strategies aimed at protecting rhinos from poachers.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Former poachers are rangers and guides, turning their knowledge into protection instead of hunting.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poacher
Noun
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Smuggling recipe substitutions News reports and analysis show that smugglers chose a range of fruits and vegetables to move drugs.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Most of these smugglers charge around $5,000 and offer a trip from an airport in Montreal or Toronto to a remote part of the border.—
Kristin Tate,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Wolf packs, by contrast, show high heterogeneity - pack members take on distinct roles as hunters, scouts, or caregivers - and coordinate effectively within their group.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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But new evidence suggests the practice might have been more widespread, hinting that our ancestors were not just hunters but clever fat-finders too.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Siringo was appointed a New Mexico Ranger in 1916 and for two years saw active service against cattle rustlers.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Now comes Bryan Burrough’s new book, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild, to end the scrubbing of Hardin’s life of crime, along with those of many other murdering cattle rustlers, cheating saloon gamblers, and quick-draw vigilantes.—
Clifford Krauss,
Air Mail,
7 June 2025
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Other records from old news sources in previous decades are less credible, for the most part, says Lauren McGough a falconer and cultural anthropologist who studies the relationships between humans and eagles.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Even today, falconers in the Middle East still regard the gyrfalcon as the most prestigious bird, often breeding them selectively for sport and tradition.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Riri joins their band of bandits — hacker Slug (Shea Couleé), pyrotechnic master Clown (Sonia Denis), enforcers Jeri (Zoe Terakes) and Roz (Shakira Barrera) aka the Blood Siblings.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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The article, published in the July issue of Maguire Magazine, questions whether the bandit Jasper Gunn ever existed in the first place.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Groll, who grew up in Naperville but lives in Lincoln Park now, is an avid birder in Winnemac Park.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Because of its rare appearance in the Northern Hemisphere, many birders are flocking to catch a glimpse of the vagrant gull.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.—
Sharif Paget,
CNN,
3 Oct. 2024
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The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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Just got back today’s newest results and considering some misadventures in the past this 66 year old pirate ship looks ready to go back to sea.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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In the clip above, Ellis’ Titch and Karanja’s Wash board a pirate ship under less-than-ideal circumstances.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
14 July 2025
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“Poacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poacher. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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