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title: poacher — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «poacher» in the school dictionary: A person who hunts or catches animals or fish illegally, often rare animals like elephants and rhinos. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# poacher

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**Who acts:** person, player, Poachers, Park rangers, poor man, egg poacher · **What happens:** hunt, catch, score, wait, kill, chase · **To what, where:** animals, goal, rhino, poachers, poacher, story

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«poacher» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [poacher in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poacher.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who hunts or catches animals or fish illegally, often rare animals like elephants and rhinos.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:m1:1
# text = A person who hunts or catches animals or fish illegally, often rare animals like elephants and rhinos.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hunts	hunt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
6	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	illegally	illegally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	rhinos	rhino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **catch** | present | a person | animals or fish |  |  |  | illegally *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pan for poaching (gently cooking) eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:m2:1
# text = A pan for poaching (gently cooking) eggs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	poaching	poaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A player who scores by waiting near the goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:m3:1
# text = A player who scores by waiting near the goal.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	scores	score	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | present | a player |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wait** | gerund | a player *not said here* |  |  | the goal |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near goal=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Poachers killed the rhino for its horn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:x1:1
# text = Poachers killed the rhino for its horn.
1	Poachers	poacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rhino	rhino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past | Poachers | the rhino |  |  |  | for rhino's horn | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhino=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Park rangers chase poachers away from the elephants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:x2:1
# text = Park rangers chase poachers away from the elephants.
1	Park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rangers	ranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chase	chase	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	poachers	poacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | present | Park rangers | poachers |  |  |  | away *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poacher=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the poor man became a poacher to feed his children.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:x3:1
# text = In the story, the poor man became a poacher to feed his children.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	poacher	poacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the poor man | a poacher |  |  |  | in the story *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in story=Result |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive | the poor man *not said here* | a poacher *not said here* | man's children |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An egg poacher cooks eggs in little cups over water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:x4:1
# text = An egg poacher cooks eggs in little cups over water.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	poacher	poacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | a egg poacher | eggs |  |  |  | in little cups over water | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent egg=Patient in cup=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The striker is a goal poacher who always finds space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:x5:1
# text = The striker is a goal poacher who always finds space.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	striker	striker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	poacher	poacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the striker | a goal poacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present | a goal poacher | space |  |  |  | always *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs help sniff out poachers in Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poacher:x6:1
# text = Dogs help sniff out poachers in Africa.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sniff	sniff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	poachers	poacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Dogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sniff out** | infinitive | Dogs *not said here* | poachers |  | Africa |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poacher=Theme |

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