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

There’s a fantastic sequence in a kitchen and a flamethrower fight that action fans really need to see. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 July 2025

Why Ana de Armas 'started crying' during flamethrower scene in 'John Wick' spinoff 'Ballerina' One day, Eve sees a baddie with an X brand on his wrist and remembers it from her father’s death. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 June 2025

In Colorado, police say a man with a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails attacked a group raising attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, injuring over a dozen people. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2025

Another appeared to use a makeshift flamethrower to set the interior of a car ablaze. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025

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