erector
erector · erectors
A person who, or a device which erectsA person who, or a device which erects.
US/ɪɹˈɛktɚ/
» The boys are playing with their Erector Set.
Meaning
4 sensesA person who, or a device which erects.
Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.
An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.
A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.
Examples
1 sentencesThe boys are playing with their Erector Set.
Origin
From Latin ērigō (“to raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or.From Latin ērigō (“to raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or.
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