noun
Meaning 1
One who fishes for perch.
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percher
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noun
Meaning 2
One that perches.
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noun
Meaning 3
A bird that is perching or that regularly perches.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.
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noun
Meaning 5
An inspector of cloth before finishing.
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Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
Meaning 6
A large candle, especially on an altar
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noun
Meaning 7
a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Insessores, order Insessores, perching bird
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Broader terms: animal order
noun
Meaning 8
a person situated on a perch
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
From perch (“a kind of fish”).
From perch (verb).
From perch (“a device over which cloth is suspended for inspection”).
From Middle English percher; equivalent to perch (“bar to support a candle”) + -er.