The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blancher \Blanch"er\, n. One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose.
Blancher \Blanch"er\, n. 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.
Wiktionary
n. 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 (context obsolete English) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
Usage examples of "blancher".
But such practices, if long continued, would be sure to be discovered by the moneyers, melters, and blanchers.