How to Pronounce "erector"
word
ɪˈɹɛktɝ
ih-REK-ter
ɪɹˈɛktɐ
ih-REK-tuh
Definition
An erector is something or someone that erects—commonly, a muscle that straightens a part of the body, or a person/machine that builds or assembles structures.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɪˈɹɛktɝ
British English
ɪɹˈɛktɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ih-REK-ter
UK
ih-REK-tuh
Listen in Context
He works as a steel erector on construction sites.
Doctors study the erector muscles to understand back problems.
The erector spinae helps you stand straight.
He's been an erector for ten years and loves working at tall heights.