scorcher
/ˈskɔɹ.t͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who, or that which, scorches.
Example Sentences
- "Tomorrow will be a scorcher, so carry water and use sunscreen if you're going out."
- "Meteorologists are prepping their “new record high temperature” press releases, tabloid editors are readying their ‘“phwoar, what a scorcher” headlines (while happily ignoring the climate emergency doing the scorching) and everyone else is preparing to hunker down somewhere cool until it’s all over."
- "A weeklong scorcher is expected to bake much of Central and Southern California from today to Labor Day. Temperatures could reach up to 115 degrees in the Inland Empire and 112 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and San Joaquin Valley, while hovering just below triple digits closer to the coast."
- "What a scorcher! See the net reverberate!"
- "Marcos Alonso scorcher secures Chelsea nervy victory over Southampton [title]"
- "`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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskɔɹ.t͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/