erec·tor
i-ˈrek-tər 
—used for a metal toy construction set
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Bird dog The bird dog (thought to be named after the pointing position of hunting dogs) works your posterior kinetic chain muscles: the erector spinae, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, upper back and shoulders, hamstrings, calves and glutes.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Kim Jong Un, center, with his daughter visits a factory that produces transport erector launchers in North Korea.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
Morrow is the owner of Morrow Steel, based in Tampa Bay, and in business for 51 years as a unionized steel erector.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
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Noun
The retract system ensures the transporter erector is quickly positioned away from New Glenn at liftoff to provide flyout clearance.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Bird dog The bird dog (thought to be named after the pointing position of hunting dogs) works your posterior kinetic chain muscles: the erector spinae, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, upper back and shoulders, hamstrings, calves and glutes.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Kim Jong Un, center, with his daughter visits a factory that produces transport erector launchers in North Korea.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
Morrow is the owner of Morrow Steel, based in Tampa Bay, and in business for 51 years as a unionized steel erector.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Erector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erector. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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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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