percher means one who fishes for perch.
Etymology
From perch (“a kind of fish”).
noun
- One who fishes for perch.
- One that perches.
- A bird that is perching or that regularly perches.“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.”
- Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.
- An inspector of cloth before finishing.
- A large candle, especially on an altar