flamethrower

noun

flame·​throw·​er ˈflām-ˌthrō-ər 

1

: a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure

2

: a pitcher who throws hard : a fastball pitcher

Examples of flamethrower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But there’s gunplay, a flamethrower, the FBI, and a video game reference, which may explain the mature themes warning. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026

The knock on Davalillo is the lack of elite stuff — or, for that matter, an elite singular pitch — though the Rangers have shown a greater interest in strike throwers over flamethrowers that are devoid of control. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026

The Slate cuts the pretense with the efficiency of Marie Kondo holding a flamethrower. —Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026

But here, the body isn’t a site of discomfort so much as destruction—a flamethrower ready to ignite. —Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flamethrower

• whistleblower
• blower
• goer
• grower
• knower
• lower
• mower
• rower
• slower
• sower
• thrower