percher noun. ['pǝ:tʃǝ] E18.
[from PERCH verb + -ER¹.]
1. [Cf. hop the perch s.v. PERCH noun².] A dying person. slang. E18.

2. A bird that perches; spec. one with feet adapted for perching; a member of the order Passeriformes. L18.

3. Cricket. A ball that seems to hang in the air; spec. = BOUNCER 4. E20.

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