percher

ˈpɜːrtʃər

Definition

Definition of percher - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fishing

Rare

person who catches perch fish

Rare

The percher spent the day by the lake.

angler

fisherman

textiles

Dated

inspector of cloth before it is finished

Dated

The percher checked the fabric for flaws.

insects

TECH.

dragonfly of the genus Diplacodes

TECH.

The percher darted over the pond.

dragonfly

skimmer

religion

Dated

large candle used on an altar

Dated

The percher was lit during the ceremony.

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large candle used on an altar

Origin of percher

Old French, percher (to perch)

Examples of percher in a sentence

Every summer, the percher travels to different lakes.
The percher found several defects in the batch.
As a percher, she ensures quality control.
A percher rested on the sunlit leaf.
We spotted a percher near the stream.
A new percher was donated to the church.

The percher flickered softly in the dim room.

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French:pêcheur de perches, inspecteur des tissus, ...
German:Barschangler, Stoffprüfer, ...
Italian:pescatore di persici, ispettore tessile, ...
Spanish:perquero, inspector de telas, ...
Portuguese:pescador de percas, inspector de tecidos, ...
Chinese:钓鲈鱼的人, 验布员, ...
Japanese:パーチ釣り, 検査員, ...
Arabic:صَيَّادُ سَمَكِ الفَرْخ, مُفَتِّشُ الْقِمَاشِ, ...
Hebrew:דַּיָּיג בְּמִפְרָץ, בּוֹדֵק, ...
Russian:рыбак на окуня, контролёр, ...
Ukrainian:рибалка на окунів, інспектор, ...
Hindi:पर्चर, कपड़ा निरीक्षक, ...
Bengali:পার্চার, কাপড় পরিদর্শক, ...
Catalan:pescador de perques, perxer, ...
Czech:rybář, kontrolor tkaniny, ...
Danish:aborrefisker, inspektør, ...
Dutch:baarsvisser, controleur, ...
Greek:ψαράς πέρκας, επιθεωρητής υφάσματος, ...
Hungarian:sügérhorgász, szövetellenőr, ...
Khmer:អ្នកនេសាទត្រីពឺច, អ្នកត្រួតពិនិត្យក្រណាត់មុនពេលបញ្ចប់ការផលិត, ...
Korean:농어잡이, 퍼처, ...
Persian:ماهیگیر پرچ, بازرس پارچه, ...
Polish:wędkarz, inspektor tkanin, ...
Portuguese (BR):pescador, perito, ...
Romanian:pescar de biban, inspector de țesături, ...
Swedish:abborrefiskare, tygranskare, ...
Thai:คนจับปลาพลวง, ผู้ตรวจสอบผ้า, ...
Turkish:levrekçi, kontrolör, ...
Vietnamese:người câu cá rô, người kiểm tra vải, ...

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