/ Dictionary / Index S scorcher: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: scorch•er Pronunciation: (skôr'chur), [key] — n. a person or thing that scorches. a very hot day: Tomorrow is supposed to be a scorcher. something caustic or severe: a scorcher of a critique. a person who drives extremely fast. a device for drying and forming flong into a curve before casting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: scorcher (Thesaurus) scorched-earth policy scorching Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language