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erector

erector noun: a person who, or a device which erects.

Noun

erector (plural erectors)

  1. 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
  2. Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.
  3. An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.
  4. A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.

erector meaning in Tamil

erector in Tamil

அமைப்பாளர், கட்டமைப்பாளர், தூக்கி, நிமிர்த்தி, விறைப்பி

Forms of erector

pluralerectors
alternative formerectour

Origin of erector

From Latin ērigō (“to raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or.

Words formed from erector

Questions about erector

What does erector mean?
Erector means a person who, or a device which erects.
What is erector in Tamil?
Erector in Tamil is அமைப்பாளர், கட்டமைப்பாளர், தூக்கி. See Erector meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is erector?
Erector is a noun.
What is the plural of erector?
The plural of erector is erectors.

Words near erector in the dictionary

  1. erectly
  2. erectness
  3. erectogenic
  4. erectopatent
  5. erectophile
  6. erector
  7. erector spinae
  8. erectores spinae
  9. erectors
  10. erectour
  11. erectours

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