单词 | torcher |
释义 | ▪ I. torcher1|ˈtɔːtʃə(r)| [f. torch v.1 + -er1.] †1. One who gives light, as by carrying a torch. Obs. rare—1.
1601Shakes. All's Well ii. i. 165 Ere twice the horses of the sunne shall bring Their fiery torcher his diurnall ring. 2. One who fishes by torch-light: see torch v.1 3. U.S.
1891in Cent. Dict. ▪ II. ˈtorcher2 [f. torch v.2 + -er1.] A workman employed in torching.
1851Turner Dom. Archit. I. 25 The wages of workmen.., as..mud-plasterers, torchers, excavators, and barrow-men. ▪ III. ˈtorcher3 U.S. slang. [f. torch n. + -er1.] = torch singer s.v. torch n. 3.
1940R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xli. 317 A handsome..torcher who could sing as if she meant it. 1975J. Gores Hammett xxii. 147 A colored band..was backing a torcher. |

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