scorcher
Americannoun
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a person or thing that scorches.
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Informal. a very hot day.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a scorcher.
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something caustic or severe.
a scorcher of a critique.
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Informal. a person who drives extremely fast.
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Printing. a device for drying and forming flong into a curve before casting.
noun
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a person or thing that scorches
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something severe or caustic
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informal a very hot day
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informal something remarkable
Etymology
Origin of scorcher
Example Sentences
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We’d scheduled a camping trip to rural Oklahoma, which turned out to be a scorcher of a getaway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: This is a scorcher of a brief that holds nothing back.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
Doue scored twice either side of a Kvaratskhelia scorcher to go into the break 4-1 up and cruising.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze opens the scoring against Fulham with an "absolute scorcher" at Craven Cottage in their FA Cup quarter-final.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
That Friday was a scorcher from the minute the sun came up.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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