scorcher

noun

1. (literally)One who, or that which, scorches.
2. (colloquial)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. (colloquial)A caustic rebuke or criticism.
5. (colloquial, dated)A bad person.

   “`Yes, sir - of course, sir, that's just what he said they was - 'cautions, downright scorchers' - sir, and I'm sure I don't doubt it, seeing what I know of them, and their hot-potting ways,' went on Job sadly.”

6. (colloquial, dated)One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway.