Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erector

/ɪɹˈɛktɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: erec-tor
IPA: /ɪɹˈɛktɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who, or a device which erects.

noun

Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.

noun

An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.

noun

A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃reǵ-, ērigō

Inflected Forms

erectors (plural) erectour (alternative)

Derived Forms

piloerector

Phrases

erector spinae

Rhymes With

director sector inspector vector collector detector protector hector connector projector rector nectar

Questions

How do you pronounce erector?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɹˈɛktɚ/.
What does erector mean?: A person who, or a device which erects.
Where does erector come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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