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scorcher

Syllabification: (scorch·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈskôrCHər/
Translate scorcher | into Italian
Definition of scorcher

noun

[usually in singular] informal
  • 1a day or period of very hot weather:next week could be a real scorcher
  • 2a remarkable or extreme example of something, in particular.
  • a very powerfully struck ball:Winfield hit a scorcher over the left field fence
  • a sensational or very good book, film, or song.
  • a heated or violent argument.

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