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bleacher

bleac·her

UK/ˈbliː.t͡ʃəː/ US/ˈblɪi̯.t͡ʃəː/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)

Origin

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.

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