English Dictionary

scorcher

/ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

noun

(literally) One who, or that which, scorches. / (colloquial) A very hot day. / (soccer) A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot. / (colloquial) A caustic rebuke or criticism.

He is a real scorcher on the basketball court.

意味（1）

(literally) One who, or that which, scorches.

意味（2）

(colloquial) A very hot day.

Tomorrow will be a scorcher, so carry water and use sunscreen if you're going out.

意味（3）

(soccer) A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot.

What a scorcher! See the net reverberate!

意味（4）

(colloquial) A caustic rebuke or criticism.

意味（5）

(colloquial, dated) A bad person.

`Yes, sir - of course, sir, that's just what he said they was - 'cautions, downright scorchers' - sir, and I'm sure I don't doubt it, seeing what I know of them, and their hot-potting ways,' went on Job sadly.

意味（6）

(colloquial, dated) One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway.