/skawr"cheuhr/ , n.
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. Print. a device for drying and forming flong into a curve before casting.
[ 1835-45; SCORCH + -ER 1 ]