"torcher" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ/ [General-American], /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-torture.ogg [US] Forms: torchers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From torch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|torch|-er}} torch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} torcher (plural torchers)
  1. One who torches something. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-torcher-en-noun-DNWWqDzE Disambiguation of People: 44 36 3 17 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 13 11 40 36
  2. (obsolete) One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-torcher-en-noun-YyM6kjHR Disambiguation of People: 44 36 3 17 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 13 11 40 36
  3. (music) A torch song Categories (topical): Music, Light
    Sense id: en-torcher-en-noun-MeGUAjuR Disambiguation of Light: 2 25 46 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 51 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 13 11 40 36 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (science fiction) The pilot of a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion). Categories (topical): Science fiction, Nuclear fusion, People
    Sense id: en-torcher-en-noun-MhRi6f0q Disambiguation of Nuclear fusion: 5 4 30 61 Disambiguation of People: 44 36 3 17 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 13 11 40 36 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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