Definition
A person or device that bleaches; also, stepped seating in a sports stadium (usually plural: bleachers).
Etymology
From bleach plus agent suffix -er; the stadium seating meaning likely comes from the bench-like appearance of tiered seating or the open, exposed nature.
Kelly Says
It's wild that 'bleacher' has two completely unrelated meanings—a person who whitens fabrics and the cheap seats at a baseball game—but they're genuinely separate words with different origins.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ব্লিচিং এজেন্ট
blee-ching eh-jent
CACatalà
blanquejador
blahn-keh-ja-dor
CSČeština
bleaching agent
bleech-ing eh-jent
DADansk
blegningsmiddel
bleh-nings-mee-del
DEDeutsch
Bleicher
blye-ker
ELΕλληνικά
αποχρωματιστής
ah-po-kro-ma-tis-tes
ESEspañol
blanqueador
blahn-kway-ah-dor
FAفارسی
سفید کننده
se-feed-keh-neh
FISuomi
valkaisuain
val-kai-su-ain
FRFrançais
blanchisseur
blahn-shee-soor
GUGU
બ્લિચિંગ એજન્ટ
bleech-ing eh-jent
HIहिन्दी
ब्लीचिंग एजेंट
bleech-ing eh-jent
HUMagyar
színestelenítő
shee-nes-teh-len-ee-too
IDBahasa Indonesia
bleaching agent
bleech-ing eh-jent
ITItaliano
bianchificatore
bee-an-chi-fi-ka-tore
MSBahasa Melayu
agen pencerah
ah-gen pen-cheh-rah
NLNederlands
bleekmiddel
blye-k-mee-del
NONorsk
blekemiddel
bleh-ke-mee-del
PLPolski
białuchacz
bee-a-wuh-cha-ch
PTPortuguês
branqueador
brahn-kway-ah-dor
RORomână
agent de decolorare
ah-gent deh deh-koh-lo-rah-reh
RUРусский
отбеливатель
ot-be-li-va-tel
SVSvenska
blekningsmedel
blek-nings-mee-del
SWKiswahili
kemikali ya kuondoa rangi
keh-meh-lee-lee ya koo-on-doa ran-gee
TAதமிழ்
பளபளப்பு
pa-la-pa-pu
TEతెలుగు
bleaching agent
bleech-ing eh-jent
TLTL
bleach agent
bleech eh-jent
TRTürkçe
beyazlatıcı
bey-zah-la-tee-chee
UKУкраїнська
відбілювач
vid-bee-lyu-vach
URاردو
بلیچنگ ایجنٹ
bee-leech-ing eh-jent
VITiếng Việt
chất tẩy trắng
chaat tay trang