Definition of "percher"

percher¹

noun
plural perchers
1. One who fishes for perch.

percher²

noun
plural perchers
1. One that perches.
2. A bird that is perching or that regularly perches.
  Quotations
  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.
  1999, Milton W. Weller, Wetland Birds: Habitat Resources and Conservation Implications
3. Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.

percher³

noun
plural perchers
1. (textiles) An inspector of cloth before finishing.

percher⁴

noun
plural perchers
1. A large candle, especially on an altar