poacher turned gamekeeper (English, noun)
expansion: poacher turned gamekeeper (plural poachers turned gamekeepers)
Senses:
glosses: A person now charged with protecting what they formerly preyed upon.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poacher, turned, gamekeeper.
Forms:
form: poachers turned gamekeepers
tags: plural