bleacher
pronunciation
How to pronounce bleacher in British English:
UK [ˈbli:tʃə]
How to pronounce bleacher in American English:
US [ˈblitʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
Word Origin
- bleacher (n.)
- 1540s, "one who bleaches," agent noun from bleach (v.). The "bench for spectators at a sports field" sense (usually bleachers) is attested since 1889, American English; so named because the boards were bleached by the sun.
Example
- 1. How much are bleacher seats ?
- 2. Maybe we can buy some bleacher seats .
- 3. I waited under the bleacher until it got dark .
- 4. Inside , the hallways are uncomfortably narrow ; climbing the central stairway feels like clanging up the stairs of a stadium bleacher .