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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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
“La Presa” is not the first tropical scorcher that the Argentina native has given us — but it is possibly her best.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
Lansdale makes a triumphant return to his Hap and Leonard novels with this scorcher.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
It was a couple hours past dark, a scorcher of an August evening in Africa.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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