scorcher

[ skawr-cher ]

/ ˈskɔr tʃər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR scorcher ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that scorches.

Informal. a very hot day: Tomorrow is supposed to be a scorcher.

something caustic or severe: a scorcher of a critique.

Informal. a person who drives extremely fast.

Printing. a device for drying and forming flong into a curve before casting.

Origin of scorcher

First recorded in 1835–45; scorch + -er¹

Words nearby scorcher

-scopy, scorbutic, scorbutigenic, scorch, scorched-earth policy, scorcher, scorching, scordatura, scordinema, score, scoreboard

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Example sentences from the Web for scorcher

The sermon would be a scorcher, all right, but it wouldn't scorch John Goldsmith.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
"The Scorcher man wanted me to give him your list, but I wouldn't do it," the operator went on.
Larry Dexter's Great Search|Howard R. Garis
The third fight came off on November 2, and that was a scorcher.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke
Not far ahead of me there came from a side road into the main avenue on which I was travelling a Scorcher, scorching.
A Bicycle of Cathay|Frank R. Stockton

Sir´-i-us, α Canis Majoris, "the sparkling star or scorcher."
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott

British Dictionary definitions for scorcher

scorcher

/ (ˈskɔːtʃə) /

noun

a person or thing that scorches

something severe or caustic

informal a very hot day

British informal something remarkable

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单词	scorcher
释义	scorcher [ skawr-cher ] / ˈskɔr tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scorcher ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that scorches. Informal. a very hot day: Tomorrow is supposed to be a scorcher. something caustic or severe: a scorcher of a critique. Informal. a person who drives extremely fast. Printing. a device for drying and forming flong into a curve before casting. Origin of scorcher First recorded in 1835–45; scorch + -er¹ Words nearby scorcher -scopy, scorbutic, scorbutigenic, scorch, scorched-earth policy, scorcher, scorching, scordatura, scordinema, score, scoreboard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scorcher The sermon would be a scorcher, all right, but it wouldn't scorch John Goldsmith. The Syndic\|C.M. Kornbluth "The Scorcher man wanted me to give him your list, but I wouldn't do it," the operator went on. Larry Dexter's Great Search\|Howard R. Garis The third fight came off on November 2, and that was a scorcher. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6)\|Louis Creswicke Not far ahead of me there came from a side road into the main avenue on which I was travelling a Scorcher, scorching. A Bicycle of Cathay\|Frank R. Stockton Sir´-i-us, α Canis Majoris, "the sparkling star or scorcher." A Field Book of the Stars\|William Tyler Olcott British Dictionary definitions for scorcher scorcher / (ˈskɔːtʃə) / noun a person or thing that scorches something severe or caustic informal a very hot day British informal something remarkable Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scorcher wrongdoing, rumor, crime, comment, assessment, review, critique, opinion, judgment, disparagement, denigration, disgrace, hearsay, aspersion, shame, disrepute, gossip, obloquy, defamation, detraction
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scorcher

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Origin of scorcher

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Example sentences from the Web for scorcher

British Dictionary definitions for scorcher

noun

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