BLANCHER

Etymology

Noun

blancher (plural blanchers)

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

A machine for blanching or whitening.

(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.

Source: Wiktionary

Blanch"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose.

Blanch"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside. [Obs.] And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer from her. Sir P. Sidney. And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition