erector

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

builder

constructor

fitter

rigger

crane

developer

fabricator

founder

millwright

operator

erectile muscle

adjuster

erecting machinist

architect

assembler

collector

Translations

costruttore

constructor

constructeur

erector

Erbauer

muscle

💪

érecteur

fabbricatore

fabbricatrice

aannemer

bouwer

constructeur

constructor

constructor

Etymology

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