cremator

[ kree-mey-ter ]

noun

1. a person who cremates.
2. a furnace for cremating dead bodies.
3. an incinerator, as for garbage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cremator¹

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

Example Sentences

There were a couple of really strong female performances — “An Unmarried Woman,” “Woman Under the Influence” — but also things like “The Cremator,” which was stirring for the moment we’re in, just the banality of evil.

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

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

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

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

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