incinerator

noun

in·​cin·​er·​a·​tor in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrā-tər 

: one that incinerates

especially : a furnace or a container for incinerating waste materials

Examples of incinerator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And 92 million metric tons of textiles—which can range from leftover scraps and cuttings to entire runs of fabric—can end up in warehouses, or worse, landfills or incinerators. —Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025

More than a dozen workers at a Montana animal shelter were hospitalized last week after inhaling methamphetamine that officials burned in an on-site incinerator. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025

Staffers had previously been told that authorities used the incinerator to dispose of evidence, but details were never confirmed, Halverson said. —Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

Smoke from a nearby garbage incinerator rises in plumes. —Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for incinerator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator

Kids Definition

incinerator

noun

in·​cin·​er·​a·​tor in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt-ər 

: a furnace or a container for burning waste materials