noun
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anatomy any muscle that raises a part or makes it erect
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a person or thing that erects
Etymology
Origin of erector
Example Sentences
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“It comes apart like a big erector set.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
In his free time, Calleia built Meccano erector set models and made models of military equipment, bridges and machinery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
In What Next for the Wellerman? he tells how he had to quit his building trade job as a steel erector after having panic attacks.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023
The rules were changed to level the playing field and shooters have since turned their rifles into erector sets, attaching risers, weights, extenders and apertures to the main components to shoot pellets with laser-like precision.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
There Ramses II, with gray hair, thin beard, and pierced ears, the great conqueror, builder of temples, erector of statues, and maker of history, lay peacefully at rest.
From A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise by Robert Urie Jacob
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