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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
bleacher
 
SYLLABICATION:bleach·er
PRONUNCIATION:  blchr
NOUN:1. One that bleaches or is used in bleaching. 2. An often unroofed outdoor grandstand for seating spectators. Often used in the plural.
ETYMOLOGY:Sense 2, from comparing a person's exposure to the sun when sitting on them with the exposure of linens bleaching on a clothesline.
 
 
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