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bleacher|ˈbliːtʃə(r)|
[f. as prec. + -er1:]
1. One who bleaches.
1550Coverdale Spir. Perle vi. (1588) 75 The dier, blecher, or the laundresse. 1703A. van Leeuwenhoek in Phil. Trans. XXIV. 1526 A Bleecher cast Water with his Scoop. 1850A. Jameson Leg. Monast. Ord. (1863) 382 Wool-combers, bleachers, and fullers. 1863J. Murphy Comm. Gen. i. 26.
2. A vessel used in bleaching.
1883Century Mag. XXVI. 812 Poured into the bleachers—boxes with perforated bottoms.
3. One of a roofless set of benches for spectators at outdoor events such as baseball and football games; also, an occupant of these benches. Usu. in pl. Also attrib. orig. and chiefly U.S. Hence ˈbleacherite U.S., a frequenter of bleachers; ˈbleachery U.S., an open-air stand for spectators.
1889Chicago Tribune 18 May 6/1 The grand stand and bleachers were well filled with something over 2,000 spectators. 1896Ibid. 3 July 9/3 The money for it is being subscribed by the bleacherites. 1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Bleacherite, Bleachery. 1917C. Mathewson Sec. Base Sloan xviii. 237 The two boys settled themselves in their places on the bleachers. Ibid. 238 More than half of the bleacher seats were empty. Ibid. 239 ‘Sailor’ was a grand favourite with the bleacherites. 1964Sun-Herald (Brisbane) 21 June 136/5 Those empty bleachers at the Beatles' concerts on Thursday and Friday. 1968Listener 29 Feb. 261/2 The many innocent spectators on the south-east bleachers.
4. Photogr. An agent for bleaching a negative or print (see bleach v.1 2 c).
1911B. E. Jones Cassell's Cycl. Photogr. 196/1 Any reducer or bleacher may be used. 1912F. J. Mortimer Wall's Dict. Photogr. (ed. 9) 113 If the print is a big one it is generally as well to wet it..before placing it in the bleacher. |