torcher
One who burns
A torcher is someone who sets fires, especially an arsonist: Police suspected a torcher was responsible for the warehouse blaze.
The word can also mean a torch singer—a performer of sentimental love songs, particularly about unrequited passion—though this use is rare.
Deliberate flame-setter
- pyromaniacOne obsessed with flames
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- firestarterMaterial that initiates combustion
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
accelerant · ignition · combustion · kerosene · gasoline · kindling · matchstick · lighter
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- OlympicOf the Games
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
vigil · march · illumination · brazier · sconce · brand · firebrand · beacon
One who questions formally
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- hot ironHeated metal for smoothing
burning · cauterize · searing · cruelty · sadism · brutality · inhumanity · dungeon
firebug
Deliberate flame-setter
- pyromaniacOne obsessed with flames
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- firestarterMaterial that initiates combustion
arson · accelerant · ignition · combustion · kerosene · gasoline · kindling · matchstick · lighter · flammable
procession
Formal moving line
ceremony · vigil · march · illumination · brazier · sconce · brand · firebrand · beacon · ceremonial
interrogator
One who questions formally
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
hot iron · burning · cauterize · searing · cruelty · sadism · brutality · inhumanity · dungeon · confession
torcherfirefighter
Emergency blaze responder
fireman · firewoman · fire extinguisher · fire brigade · smoke jumper
- pass the torchTransfer duty to successor
- carried the torchSustained a cause
- carry the torchPerpetuate a cause
- carry a torchLove someone unrequitedly
- passing the torchTransferring responsibility to another
- blow torchFuel-powered directed flame device
torch, torches, torching, torched, torchlight, torchbearer, torchbearers