percher

== English == === Etymology 1 === From perch (“a kind of fish”). ==== Noun ==== percher (plural perchers) One who fishes for perch. === Etymology 2 === From perch (verb). ==== Noun ==== percher (plural perchers) One that perches. A bird that is perching or that regularly perches. Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes. ===== Derived terms ===== chalky percher pygmy percher red percher scarlet percher wandering percher === Etymology 3 === From perch (“a device over which cloth is suspended for inspection”). ==== Noun ==== percher (plural perchers) (textiles) An inspector of cloth before finishing. === Etymology 4 === From Middle English percher; equivalent to perch (“bar to support a candle”) +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== percher (plural perchers) A large candle, especially on an altar === Anagrams === reperch == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁ.ʃe/ === Verb === percher to perch (cinematography, sound engineering) to boom, operate a boom ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== chat perché perchage ==== Related terms ==== perche === Further reading === “percher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === prêcher == Middle English == === Alternative forms === perchere, perchor, perchour, pierchier === Etymology === From perche (“rod”) +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛrt͡ʃər/ === Noun === percher (plural perchers) A percher (kind of candle). ==== Descendants ==== English: percher ==== References ==== “percher, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 August 2018.