English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From perch (a kind of fish).

Noun edit

percher (plural perchers)

  1. One who fishes for perch.

Etymology 2 edit

From perch (verb).

Noun edit

percher (plural perchers)

  1. One that perches.
  2. A bird that is perching or that regularly perches.
    • 1999, Milton W. Weller, Wetland Birds: Habitat Resources and Conservation Implications:
      Ground roosters like Northern Harriers may be subject to predation by Great-horned Owls [] but still larger perchers like herons and Ospreys use snags or posts in conspicuous places but are large enough to escape aerial predators.
  3. Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.
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Etymology 3 edit

From perch (a device over which cloth is suspended for inspection).

Noun edit

percher (plural perchers)

  1. (textiles) An inspector of cloth before finishing.

Etymology 4 edit

From Middle English percher; equivalent to perch (bar to support a candle) +‎ -er.

Noun edit

percher (plural perchers)

  1. A large candle, especially on an altar

Anagrams edit

French edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.ʃe/
  • (file)

Verb edit

percher

  1. to perch
  2. (cinematography, sound engineering) to boom, operate a boom

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From perche (rod) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛrt͡ʃər(ə)/

Noun edit

percher (plural perchers)

  1. A percher (kind of candle).

Descendants edit

  • English: percher

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