Word origin
[1875–80; ‹ LL, equiv. to L
cremā(
re) to
cremate +
-tor -tor]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, cross-fertilization, fan-tan, massage, musical chairs-tor is a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbsand, less commonly, from nouns. Other words that use the affix -tor include: dictator, genitor, janitor, orator, victor