[a. L. cremātor (Tertullian), agent-noun f. cremāre; see CREMATE.]

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  1.  One who cremates or practises cremation of corpses.

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1881.  London Post Off. Direct., 1553 (Trades Division) Cremators.

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1884.  Pall Mall Gaz., 1 May, 2/1. It is the boast of the skilful cremator that under his supervision the contents of the barrel are never exposed to view.

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1885.  Academy, 16 May, 342/3. It is … erroneous to describe the aborigines of British Columbia as ‘cremators.’ Only a few of the Northern tribes burn their dead.

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  2.  A crematory furnace: a. for the combustion of rubbish; b. for the cremation of dead bodies.

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1877.  Chr. World, 12 Oct., 1/2. Models of hospitals, sewer works, and … cremators.

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1881.  Scribn. Mag., XXII. 799/2. To enable the housekeeper … to dispose of the refuse in a quick and cleanly manner, a small cremator, or destructor, has been introduced.

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1883.  Pall Mall Gaz., 5 Dec., 10/2. The furnace, or ‘cremator,’ built close to the deceased’s house, was on the banks of the River Stour.

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