rotator

[roh-tey-ter, roh-tey-]

noun

plural

rotators, rotatores 

1. a person or thing that rotates.

2. Anatomy.,  a muscle serving to rotate a part of the body.

3. Nautical.,  a bladed device streamed to rotate in the water to actuate a patent log.

rotator

/ rəʊˈteɪtə /

noun

1. a person, device, or part that rotates or causes rotation

2. anatomy any of various muscles that revolve a part on its axis

Word History and Origins

Origin of rotator¹

1670–80; < Latin rotātor, equivalent to rotā ( re ) ( rotate ¹ ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

That injury, which Phillips later said included a tear in the back of his rotator cuff, caused him to miss the early weeks of this past season.

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He also drew from the unpleasant times, particularly the three months he was sidelined with a strained rotator cuff.

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Phillips, 30, started this season in the IL while recovering from a partially torn rotator cuff he suffered in last year’s postseason.

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The low point came after a stellar seven-inning shutout performance against the New York Yankees in June, when Yamamoto suffered a strained rotator cuff.

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Yamamoto left his next start early because of a rotator cuff strain and did not return until September.

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