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poacher

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "poacher" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

poacher

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

poacher is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, poacher is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpoacher

1noun
  • A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
  • A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water
  • An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher.
  • Any of type of elongated fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
  • The American wigeon.
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