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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The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim visited a factory that produces transport erector launchers, or TELs, without saying when he went or where the factory is.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 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
He recalls how, during the building work, a steel erector made a bet with his foreman that he would be the first to drive across the bridge.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022
Sears sold everything: feed for chickens, Whirlpool washing machines, as well as the nightgowns, watches and erector sets in the Christmas “wish book.”
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2018
In a machine in which the working parts are carried and contained upon framework, such framework becomes the foundation so far as the erector is concerned.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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