Definition of ERECTOR

erector

Plural: erectors

Noun

  • A person or device that constructs or sets up something.
  • A person who, or a device which erects.
  • Any 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.
  • A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.

Examples

  • The player acted as an erector, carefully building a long word from scattered letters.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 9

erector: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
erector: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
erector: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

erector: valid Words With Friends Word