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

Fuller arrives and holds the major at gunpoint while the pillar is loaded back into the incinerator and destroyed. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025

Most paper coffee cups end up in landfills or incinerators because recycling plants can’t separate the paper and plastic components. —Denise Chow, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025

Now, one of her enemies has done the same — only this batch of flames is more like being tossed into an incinerator than warming up by the fireplace. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025

After the meeting, Levine Cava said a future incinerator could also be built outside of Miami-Dade County. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 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