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bleacher

ˈbliʧər
WordNet
Three performances. Above: De Kleverlaan in Haarlem near Hofstede Het Klooster. Middle: Yarn bleachers on the canal near the Zijlpoort in Haarlem. Below: Some houses between Haarlem and Overveen at the current Julianalaan in Haarlem. This print is part of an album.
Three performances. Above: De Kleverlaan in Haarlem near Hofstede Het Klooster. Middle: Yarn bleachers on the canal near the Zijlpoort in Haarlem. Below: Some houses between Haarlem and Overveen at the current Julianalaan in Haarlem. This print is part of an album.
  1. (n) bleacher
    a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
Illustrations
Linen bleachers outside of Haarlem
View of Haarlem from the northwest, with the bleachers in the foreground. Seen from the higher dunes, the bleaching fields in the foreground, in the distance the profile of the city with the Sint Bavo.
View of Haarlem from the northwest, with the bleachers in the foreground
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Bleacher
    One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by bleaching.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) bleacher
    One who bleaches; one whose occupation is to whiten cloth.
  2. (n) bleacher
    A vessel used in bleaching.
  3. (n) bleacher
    A large shallow wooden tub, lined with metal, used in distilling petroleum; a settling-tub.
  4. (n) bleacher
    Same as bleachery, 2.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (ns) Bleacher
    one who bleaches, or that which bleaches
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. blǽcan, from root of Bleak.

Usage in the news

Bleacher Report and the race to the bottom . cjr.org

Bleacher Report is a sort of Demand Media of sports, a content farm engineered to get search engine visits with lowest common denominator clickbait. cjr.org

Michigan plays Florida New Year's Day in the Capital One Bowl -- and even with extra end zone bleachers added that game is already sold out. ilx.com

Perched on the gym bleachers, Taryn Marriott bounces her knees up and down in a nervous trot, her eyes wide with fear. browardpalmbeach.com

New high school bleachers are bright . nevadaiowajournal.com

An estimated 200-250 people packed the bleachers at the Callaway Community Center Monday evening for an emergency Town Hall Meeting to discuss the fate of the Callaway Good Life Center. custercountychief.com

Kicking back on the bleachers in a Pensacola gymnasium, the substitute teacher explained how some of his black students have issues in other teachers' classrooms . inweekly.net

David Axelrod, first under the bleachers, then backstage before President Obama spoke as his White House to Main Street Tour stop in Quincy, Ill. southbendtribune.com

However, temporary bleachers will be in place for Thursday night's varsity football game against Hillsboro, and the district is looking into options for a permanent replacement. portlandtribune.com

The Bleacher Report's Lisa Horne may not think El Paso's very cool. hispanicbusiness.com

CROWN POINT — With Crown Point Central School's 200 students seated in gym bleachers, teacher Crystal Farrell asked how many of them wanted to go to college. pressrepublican.com

More Dodgers on Bleacher Report. latimes.com

Civilian contractors assemble bleachers on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. jla.com

Bats in the bleachers of Olympic Stadium. topnews.com

Check out Bleacher Report's list of the most embarrassing athlete commericials of all time. mensfitness.com

Usage in literature

Linen and cotton are the whitest of materials, after passing through the hands of the chemist or the bleacher. "Needlework As Art" by Marian Alford

If the contest is an outdoor meet, the press-box is usually on the top of the bleachers. "News Writing" by M. Lyle Spencer

I can show you the bleachers where the crowd sat that frightened the rabbit! "The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall" by Spencer Davenport

He was seen to turn his head and grin toward some of his ardent admirers in the bleachers back of him. "Jack Winters' Baseball Team" by Mark Overton

The other well was made by a bleacher in the neighbourhood of Lisburn in Ireland. "Notes and Queries, Number 239, May 27, 1854" by Various

I must return to Bleachers. "Lord Stranleigh Abroad" by Robert Barr

He cracked his now famous home run into the right-field bleachers, and the men on the bench hurled the bats wildly into the air. "Pitching in a Pinch" by Christy Mathewson

Bleachers, down to the end of the 18th century, were known in England as "whitsters," a name obviously derived from the nature of their calling. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1" by Various

Upon the "bleachers" in the sun were seated many people from the surrounding country towns. "The Blood of the Arena" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

As he approached the gate, Mit Skullen stood up on the bleachers and singled him out. "Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager" by Burt L. Standish

Usage in poetry
Lo! from the tribunes on the bleachers comes a shout,
Beseeching bold Ansonius to line 'em out;
And as Apollo's flying chariot cleaves the sky,
So stanch Ansonius lifts the frightened ball on high.