bleacherite

[ blee-chuh-rahyt ]

noun

1. a spectator seated in the bleachers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bleacherite¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; bleacher(s) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The Cleveland Indians honored John Adams, the 59-year-old bleacherite who pounds a bass drum in support of the team, for reaching his 3,000th game.

From Seattle Times

They attend baseball games, trusty radio in hand, and tune in on the sportscaster to be certain that the announcer sees what the bleacherite sees; sometimes the fan tunes in a second ball game and, by concentrating hard, follows both at once, even if no one else can.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fans who hoped to see baseball's most exciting oddity were disappointed in 1961: for the first time in the memory of the oldest bleacherite, not a single triple play was made in either league.

From Time Magazine Archive

But to the average bleacherite, Joe Engel is best known in another capacity, as the Barnum of Baseball.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the knowing bleacherite who had started the cry changed it somewhat.

From Project Gutenberg