a poacher turned gamekeeper

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a poacher turned gamekeeper (British)

someone whose job seems to involve working against the person who is now doing the job which they did before

Usage notes: A poacher illegally kills and steals animals on someone else's land, and a gamekeeper's job is to stop this from happening.

He used to be the the union rep but now he's in management - a case of poacher turned gamekeeper.

See also: gamekeeper, poacher, turn

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