erec·tor
i-ˈrek-tər 
—used for a metal toy construction set
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Jakob Roze, Health, 25 Aug. 2025
Erector spinae: The erector spinae are a group of muscles that support your spine.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
Instead, the work is focused on your glutes, hamstrings, calves and spinal erectors (a group of back muscles), Stephen Ranellone, CSCS, an exercise physiologist at Hospital for Special Surgery, tells SELF.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 4 June 2025
The second stage exploded in this huge ball of fire, and then the payload kind of teetered on top of the transporter erector.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
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This exercise targets the majority of your major back muscles, such as your rhomboids, lats, traps, and erectors, as well as your biceps.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 25 Aug. 2025
Erector spinae: The erector spinae are a group of muscles that support your spine.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
Instead, the work is focused on your glutes, hamstrings, calves and spinal erectors (a group of back muscles), Stephen Ranellone, CSCS, an exercise physiologist at Hospital for Special Surgery, tells SELF.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 4 June 2025
The second stage exploded in this huge ball of fire, and then the payload kind of teetered on top of the transporter erector.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
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“Erector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erector. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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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