levator

le·va·tor

noun \li-ˈvā-tər\

plural lev·a·to·res\ˌle-və-ˈtȯr-(ˌ)ēz\ or levators

Definition of LEVATOR

: a muscle that serves to raise a body part — compare depressor

Origin of LEVATOR

New Latin, from Latin levare to raise — more at lever

First Known Use: 1615

Rhymes with LEVATOR

aerator, castrator, collator, Chubb Crater, Bay Stater, creator, curator, debater, deflator, dictator, dilator, donator, downstater, dumbwaiter, equator, first-rater, glossator, headwaiter, ice-skater, locator, mandator, migrator, narrator, pond skater, pronator, pulsator, red-baiter, relater, spectator, speed skater, tailgater, testator, theater, third-rater, titrator, translator, upstater, vibrator