scorcher

noun

scorch·​er ˈskȯr-chər How to pronounce scorcher (audio)
: one that scorches
especially : a very hot day

Examples of scorcher in a Sentence

Tomorrow is going to be a real scorcher.
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Saturday is set to be another scorcher, and more records possible in the San Fernando Valley and coastal temperatures reaching the 80s. Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025 On Wednesday, Boasberg issued a scorcher of a ruling: forty-six pages detailing the government’s frenzied efforts to ship hundreds of Venezuelan men to El Salvador without due process, and its blatant violation of Boasberg’s efforts to prevent those deportations. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025 Sunken water features snake-around plush seating and dining areas, and on the opposite side, its see-through infinity pool is a welcome reprieve during a Dubai scorcher. Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025 Phoenix survived another scorcher of a year, with heat records broken day after day and some of the driest conditions America’s hottest city has seen. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scorcher

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scorcher was in 1733

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“Scorcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorcher. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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scorcher

noun
scorch·​er ˈskȯr-chər How to pronounce scorcher (audio)
: someone or something that scorches
especially : a very hot day
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