bleacher

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

gradin

Synonymes

bleaching agent

bleachers

chloride

fuller

peroxide

stands

whitener

decorant

potcher

bleaching machine

bleach

blech hollander

Traductions

λευκαντής

Bleicher

gradería

Bleichmittel

bleker

blanqueador

المبيضّ

çamaşır suyu

قصار

blanquejador

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbli.t͡ʃɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: blechere

Appartenant à néerlandais: bleker

Appartenant à suédois: blekare

In summary

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.