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- [blee-cher]
- /ˈbli tʃər/
- /ˈbliː.tʃəz/
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- [blee-cher]
- /ˈbli tʃər/
Definitions of bleachers word
- noun plural bleachers The bleachers are a part of an outdoor sports stadium, or the seats in that area, which are usually uncovered and are the least expensive place where people can sit. 3
- noun plural bleachers a tier of seats in a sports stadium, etc, that are unroofed and inexpensive 3
- noun plural bleachers the people occupying such seats 3
- noun plural bleachers a section of cheaper seats, usually bare benches in tiers without a roof, for spectators at outdoor sporting events 3
- noun plural bleachers similar tiered benches indoors, as in a gymnasium 3
- noun bleachers Usually, bleachers. a typically roofless section of inexpensive and unreserved seats in tiers, especially at an open-air athletic stadium. 1
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Origin of bleachers
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; 1885-90 for def 1; bleach + -er1
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Parts of speech for Bleachers
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bleachers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bleachers
noun bleachers
- grandstand — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- boxes — an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Buxus, especially B. sempervirens, having shiny, elliptic, dark-green leaves, used for ornamental borders, hedges, etc., and yielding a hard, durable wood.
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