percher

noun

1. One who fishes for perch.
2. One that perches.
3. 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.”

4. Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.
5. An inspector of cloth before finishing.
6. A large candle, especially on an altar