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Synonyms of poach in English:

poach


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See UK English definition of poach

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verb

1‘old Hector's been poaching salmon again’

SYNONYMS
hunt illegally, catch illegally, kill illegally, trap illegally, plunder

2‘employers risk having their newly trained workers poached by other firms’

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steal, appropriate, purloin, misappropriate, take
informal nab, swipe
British informal nick, pinch

3‘they resented foreign film-makers trying to poach on their territory’

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encroach on, trespass on, invade, infringe on, intrude on