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

Soliman is accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to burn people who gathered on the pedestrian mall in downtown Boulder for a weekly demonstration urging the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026

Local police have now cordoned off the sculpture to prevent more people with literal flamethrowers showing up to raise hell. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026

The bounty hunter shot, stabbed and flamethrower-ed his way through the base full of Snowtroopers, with Grogu helping along the way. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

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

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