bleacher
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A person who makes cloth or flour white using chemicals
- noun
- /ˈbliːtʃər/
:
operario de blanqueo
- As a bleacher, she was skilled at transforming dull cloth into bright, clean material.
Examples
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The old wooden bleachers, pictured, will be used as trim in the new facility after the remodel.
Blog text (26) -
The bleacher worked all day to ensure the fabric was perfectly white and free of imperfections.
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A bleacher full of kids bursts into wild applause.
Fiction book (2002) -
Martin picks his way nervously down the bleacher benches.
Fiction book (1991) -
Bleacher seats at Wrigley Field could be had for $1.25 and were available on the day of the game.
Blog text (18) -
The job of the bleacher involves using various chemicals to achieve the desired whiteness of textiles.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bleacher first meant a person who makes cloth white. It comes from bleach meaning 'to make white', so a bleacher is someone who whitens fabric.