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cremator

American  
[kree-mey-ter] / ˈkri meɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person who cremates.

  2. a furnace for cremating dead bodies.

  3. an incinerator, as for garbage.

cremator British  
/ krɪˈmeɪtə /

noun

  1. Also called (esp US): cinerator.  a furnace for cremating corpses

  2. a person who operates such a furnace

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cremator

1875–80; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin cremā ( re ) to cremate + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

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Punk rockers, a cremator and medical-supply workers have a problem with zombies in Kentucky.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2020

Mr. Wilson said liquefaction uses a fraction of the energy of a standard cremator and releases no fumes.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017

A screen of calico was drawn round the furnace in which the cremator placed the body, and filled up the opening.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

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