poacher turned gamekeeper
A person now charged with protecting what they formerly preyed upon.
Ah! poacher turned gamekeeper! That be settin' thief to catch thief!
poacher
/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
expert, injured
VERB + POACHER
chased, find
POACHER + NOUN
nolan, someone
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
2
A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water
3
An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher.
Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.
4
Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
5
An American wigeon (Anas americana).
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Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.
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Tom is a poacher.
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A poacher is someone who catches and kills animals illegally.
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The guards are trying to find a poacher.
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Ziri got injured by a poacher.
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Ziri chased the poacher.
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