scorcher

noun6

1. •
   One who, or that which, scorches.
2. •
   (informal) A very hot day.

   • Tomorrow will be a scorcher, so carry water and use sunscreen if you're going out.
3. •
   A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot.

   • What a scorcher! See the net reverberate!
4. •
   (informal, old-fashioned) One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway.

   • “You're arrested for fast riding.” When the scorcher heard the shout He looked o'er his shoulder, And he didn't do a thing But pedal all the harder And make the welkin ring. — 1897
5. •
   (informal) A caustic rebuke or criticism.
6. •
   (informal, old-fashioned) A bad person.