English-Portuguese translations for poacher

• caçador furtivo
  Não duvido da sua competência, quanto mais não seja na lógica de que "nada melhor do que um ex-caçador furtivo, para apanhar caçadores furtivos". I have no doubts as to her skills, not least because her appointment would be a case of ‘poacher turned gamekeeper’.
  Desejo-lhe boa sorte e saúdo a indigitação feita pelo Senhor Presidente, mas, no que se refere a assuntos europeus, vem-nos à ideia a expressão "caçador furtivo transformado em guarda de caça". I wish him well and I welcome your nomination, but the term 'poacher turned gamekeeper' comes to mind in relation to European matters.

Definition of poacher

• A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild
• An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher
• Any of type of elongated fish in the family , also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead

Related words

• poach
• poaching
• poached
• poachy
• poached egg