Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
One who torches something.
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The torchers of buildings must be dealt with.
One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.
Usage- Obsolete
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Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring, […]
A torch song
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[…] their set includes a Patsy Cline torcher and reaches some sort of peak with a 29-song Irving Berlin medley.
A singer of a torch song
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What did the girl do before she married Eddie Mars? Torcher. Can’t you get any old professional photos?
The pilot of a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion).