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bleacher

Pronunciation: /ˈbliː.t͡ʃəː/

The English word “bleacher” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who, or that which, bleaches.
  2. A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
  3. The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.

Etymology

From Middle English blechere, equivalent to bleach + -er. Compare Dutch bleker, Swedish blekare. The seating was so named because the boards were bleached by the sun.

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