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.
noun
- a person or thing that scorches
- something severe or caustic
- informal a very hot day
- British informal something remarkable
n.“very hot day,” 1874, agent noun from scorch (v.). It also means or has meant “stinging attack” (1842), “pretty girl” (1881), “line drive in baseball” (1900).