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percher

The English word “percher” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who fishes for perch.
  2. One that perches.
  3. A bird that is perching or that regularly perches.
  4. Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.
  5. An inspector of cloth before finishing.
  6. A large candle, especially on an altar

Etymology

From perch (“a kind of fish”).

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