Meanings
plural erectors · alternative erectour
- A person who, or a device which erects.
At this stage of the construction process the only people on the site would normally be groundworkers and the steel erectors, followed by the roof cladders.
2014, Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave, Construction Technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building - anatomyAny 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.
- space flightA vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinērigō“to raise up, elevate, lift”
- Englisherector
From Latin ērigō (“to raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or.
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erector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erector
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