erector noun4 •A person who, or a device which erects.At this stage of the construction process the only people on the site would normally be groundworkers and the steel erectors, followed by the roof cladders. — 2014 •Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect. •An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted. •A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold. formserectors