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

Men in hazmat suits arrive, transporting his corpse to an incinerator, where his body is burned. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026

Fed up with the situation, Doire joined with another neighbor and sued the city and the private operators of the incinerator and nearby wastewater treatment plant. —Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026

Miami-Dade is trying to pick a site for a new garbage incinerator, but county commissioners aren’t happy about the high costs of private land and might start the search over again. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026

Those processes produce waste that is sent to landfills, wastewater treatment plants and incinerators. —AJC.com, 2 Feb. 2026

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