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scorcher

American  
[skawr-cher] / ˈskɔr tʃər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that scorches.

  2. Informal. a very hot day.

    Tomorrow is supposed to be a scorcher.

  3. something caustic or severe.

    a scorcher of a critique.

  4. Informal. a person who drives extremely fast.

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

scorcher British  
/ ˈskɔːtʃə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that scorches

  2. something severe or caustic

  3. informal a very hot day

  4. informal something remarkable

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Etymology

Origin of scorcher

First recorded in 1835–45; scorch + -er 1

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

Miller’s seventh pitch of the at-bat was another scorcher, but Gurriel made contact and this time kept the ball in fair territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 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

I woke up with August shaking my shoulder, saying it was gonna be a scorcher, get up, we had to water the bees.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

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