erec·tor
i-ˈrek-tər 
—used for a metal toy construction set
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Adityajadhav, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
An erector site rises from a pile of dry brown clay in the shadow of Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The launch apparatus uses a battery operations center and transporter erector launcher, sending the missile streaking east over the Atlantic.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The movement also strengthens the transverse abdominis − a deep muscle that stabilizes the core − and a group of muscles that runs along the spine known as the erector spinae.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Army`s Dark Eagle system is based on a mobile transporter erector launcher where as the Naval system will be capable of launch from both Zumwalt-class destroyers and block V Virginia-class submarines.
—Adityajadhav, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
An erector site rises from a pile of dry brown clay in the shadow of Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The launch apparatus uses a battery operations center and transporter erector launcher, sending the missile streaking east over the Atlantic.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The movement also strengthens the transverse abdominis − a deep muscle that stabilizes the core − and a group of muscles that runs along the spine known as the erector spinae.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Erector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erector. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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erector
noun
erec·tor
i-ˈrek-tər
: a muscle that raises or keeps a part erect
called also arrector
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