cremator
Americannoun
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a person who cremates.
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a furnace for cremating dead bodies.
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an incinerator, as for garbage.
noun
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Also called (esp US): cinerator. a furnace for cremating corpses
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a person who operates such a furnace
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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