percher

American  

[pur-cher] / ˈpɜr tʃər /

noun

1. a person or thing that perches. perch.

2. a bird whose feet are adapted for perching. perch.

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Etymology

Origin of percher

First recorded in 1575–85; perch ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Catherine, dressed in a bottle-green and percher hat, presented the traditional sprigs of shamrock to officers, guardsmen and mascot Seamus, the Irish wolfhound, at the regiment's annual parade at Wellington Barracks.

From BBC

And as we have seen from those fellow perchers from Fergie’s time, giving the kids a go can handsomely pay off.”

From The Guardian

The majority are perchers that sit and clamber on branches when foraging and feeding but some are semi-terrestrial and others completely so.

From Scientific American

Archaeopteryx pedal claws are marked by the horizontal line in the 'perchers' category; manual claws by the line in the 'climbers' category.

From Scientific American

The rebels on the hills and the perchers on the fence wanted their share of the common goods.

From Project Gutenberg