"torcher" meaning in English

See torcher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ/ [General-American], /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-torture.ogg Forms: torchers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From torch + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|torch|-er|id2=agent noun}} 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: 52 42 4 2
  2. (obsolete) One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Light, People
    Sense id: en-torcher-en-noun-YyM6kjHR Disambiguation of Light: 5 33 31 31 Disambiguation of People: 52 42 4 2
  3. (music) A torch song Categories (topical): Music, Light
    Sense id: en-torcher-en-noun-MeGUAjuR Disambiguation of Light: 5 33 31 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 51 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 10 8 56 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 5 26 16 2 13 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 27 17 1 13 29 1 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, Light, Nuclear fusion
    Sense id: en-torcher-en-noun-MhRi6f0q Disambiguation of Light: 5 33 31 31 Disambiguation of Nuclear fusion: 4 4 11 81 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 5 26 16 2 13 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 27 17 1 13 29 1 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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