Torcher

//ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who torches something.

    "The torchers of buildings must be dealt with."

  2. 2
    One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch. obsolete

    "Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring, […]"

  3. 3
    A torch song

    "[…] their set includes a Patsy Cline torcher and reaches some sort of peak with a 29-song Irving Berlin medley."

  4. 4
    A singer of a torch song

    "What did the girl do before she married Eddie Mars? Torcher. Can’t you get any old professional photos?"

  5. 5
    The pilot of a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion).

Example

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"The torchers of buildings must be dealt with."

Etymology

From torch + -er.

Related phrases

torch song

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