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blancher

/ˈblænt͡ʃɚ/

blancher noun: one who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.

Noun

blancher (plural blanchers)

  1. One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
  2. A machine for blanching or whitening.
  3. (obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
    • And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer from her.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...
    • 18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough
      And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel.

Forms of blancher

pluralblanchers

Origin of blancher

From blanch + -er.

Questions about blancher

What does blancher mean?
Blancher means one who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
What part of speech is blancher?
Blancher is a noun.
How do you pronounce blancher?
Blancher is pronounced /ˈblænt͡ʃɚ/.
What is the plural of blancher?
The plural of blancher is blanchers.

Words near blancher in the dictionary

  1. Blanche
  2. blanched
  3. blanched almond
  4. blanched almonds
  5. blanched up
  6. blancher
  7. blanchers
  8. blanches
  9. blanches up
  10. Blanchet
  11. Blanchets

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