bleacher

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

bleaching agent

bleachers

chloride

fuller

peroxide

stands

whitener

decorant

potcher

bleaching machine

bleach

blech hollander

Translations

Bleicher

λευκαντής

gradería

Bleichmittel

gradin

bleker

blanqueador

المبيضّ

çamaşır suyu

قصار

blanquejador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbli.t͡ʃɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blechere

Cognate with Dutch: bleker

Cognate with Swedish: 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.