erec·tor
i-ˈrek-tər 
—used for a metal toy construction set
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
No procession of tanks, no towering intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), no hypersonic glide vehicles, no transporter-erector-launchers rumbling past the cameras.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The structure is built upon scaffolding, an erector set among the Alps, and lit by floodlights for night-time competitions.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Pulleyblank, a steel erector heading to work in London, then took over distributing the supplies.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The movement also strengthens the transverse abdominis − a deep muscle that stabilizes the core − and a group of muscles that runs along the spine known as the erector spinae.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
No procession of tanks, no towering intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), no hypersonic glide vehicles, no transporter-erector-launchers rumbling past the cameras.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The structure is built upon scaffolding, an erector set among the Alps, and lit by floodlights for night-time competitions.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Pulleyblank, a steel erector heading to work in London, then took over distributing the supplies.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Erector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erector. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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erector
noun
erec·tor
i-ˈrek-tər
: a muscle that raises or keeps a part erect
called also arrector
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