bleacher

[blee-cher]

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noun

Usually bleachers. a typically roofless section of inexpensive and unreserved seats in tiers, especially at an open-air athletic stadium.

a person or thing that bleaches.

a container, as a vat or tank, used in bleaching.

RELATED WORDS

grandstand, boxes

Origin of bleacher

1540–50; 1885–90 for def 1; bleach + -er¹

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Contemporary Examples of bleachers

Thankfully, his music as Bleachers helps you get to know him.
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The first Bleachers single went to number one in alternative and all the shows have been sold out lately.
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And so far the response to Bleachers has been more incredible than I could even imagine.
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There are little kids darting up and down the bleachers, being herded by moms and dads, grandmothers and grandfathers.
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The lucky ones jogged out of the bleachers to receive their new credentials and be seated.
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Historical Examples of bleachers

"I think I'll get out myself," said Hooker, descending from the bleachers.
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She hears from the bleachers a thunderous roar, and thinks it announces his fate.
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The last campus practice was half over, the bleachers were crowded.
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The Juniors returned to the bleachers, shaking their heads in disgust.
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Jack Smith, in spotless tennis flannels, sat on the bleachers.
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British Dictionary definitions for bleachers

bleachers

pl n

(sometimes singular) a tier of seats in a sports stadium, etc, that are unroofed and inexpensive

the people occupying such seats

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Word Origin and History for bleachers

bleacher

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.