incinerator

[in-sin-uh-rey-ter]

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noun

a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.

Origin of incinerator

First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or²

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Related Words for incinerator

heater, boiler, pyre, burner, cinerarium, crematory, cinerator

Examples from the Web for incinerator

Contemporary Examples of incinerator

What if he killed himself and there is no body--he threw himself in an incinerator?
Was Shutting Down Boston Really a Good Idea?
Michael Tomasky
April 19, 2013
One, a twin, was burned in an incinerator in the backyard after allegedly dying from respiratory problems at birth.
My Life in the Dungeon
Barbie Latza Nadeau
March 17, 2009

Historical Examples of incinerator

I'll throw it in the incinerator now, she thought, before I straighten the apartment.
Know Thy Neighbor
Elisabeth R. Lewis
The incinerator chute was at the rear of the hall, next to the service stairs.
Know Thy Neighbor
Elisabeth R. Lewis
He made rough sketches of the incinerator on the back of an envelope.
The Tower of Oblivion
Oliver Onions
"Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the incinerator," he exclaimed.
The Tower of Oblivion
Oliver Onions
Just wait until we get these papers in the incinerator, panted Julia.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong
Lillian Garis

British Dictionary definitions for incinerator

incinerator

noun

a furnace or apparatus for incinerating something, esp refuse

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Word Origin and History for incinerator

1883, American English, originally in the terminology of cremation, from incinerate + Latinate agent noun suffix -or. Meaning "device for waste disposal by burning" is from 1889.