different between percher vs peacher

English

Etymology 1

From perch (“a kind of fish”).

Noun

percher (plural perchers)

1. One who fishes for perch.

Etymology 2

From perch (verb).

Noun

percher (plural perchers)

1. One that perches.
2. A bird that is perching or that regularly perches.
   • 1999, Milton W. Weller, Wetland Birds: Habitat Resources and Conservation Implications

     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.

3. Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.

Etymology 3

From perch (“a device over which cloth is suspended for inspection”).

Noun

percher (plural perchers)

1. (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)

1. A large candle, especially on an altar

Anagrams

• reperch

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.?e/

Verb

percher

1. to perch

Conjugation

Derived terms

• chat perché

Related terms

• perche

Further reading

• “percher” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• prêcher

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pierchier, perchor, perchour, perchere

Etymology

From perche (“rod”) +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?rt??r(?)/

Noun

percher (plural perchers)

1. A percher (kind of candle).

Descendants

• English: percher

References

• “percher, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.

English

Etymology

peach +? -er

Noun

peacher (plural peachers)

1. (dated) One who peaches or informs on another; an informer.

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Anagrams

• cheaper