Perch"er (?), n. [From Perch, v. i.]
1.
One who, or that which, perches.
J. Burroughs.
2.
One of the Insessores.
3. [From Perch a pole.]
A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the altar.
[Obs.]
Bailey.
© Webster 1913.