Definition of "bleacher" [bleach•er]

• One that bleaches or is used in bleaching. (noun)
• An often unroofed outdoor grandstand for seating spectators. Often used in the plural. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sat next to Rep. Lewis in bleacher seats at a not so well-attended talk given by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend about her dad."
• "Here's a video of Aaron hitting 715 and a great post on a sports blog called the bleacher report .."
• "The oil having been allowed to settle all night, the litharge solution is drawn off, and the oil run into a shallow tank or "bleacher," where it is exposed to the light to improve its color, and is, if necessary, steamed to drive off the lighter hydrocarbons and raise the flashing point to the legal minimum of 95° F."