# erector

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #75,850

## Definitions
1. A person who, or a device which erects.
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/erector