rotator

[ roh-tey-teror, especially British, roh-tey- ]

noun

, plural ro·ta·tors ro·ta·tor·es [roh-t, uh, -, tawr, -eez, -, tohr, -]

1. a person or thing that rotates.
2. Anatomy. a muscle serving to rotate a part of the body.
3. Nautical. a bladed device streamed to rotate in the water to actuate a patent log.

rotator

/ rəʊˈteɪtə /

noun

1. a person, device, or part that rotates or causes rotation
2. anatomy any of various muscles that revolve a part on its axis

Word History and Origins

Origin of rotator¹

1670–80; < Latin rotātor, equivalent to rotā ( re ) ( rotate ¹ ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

Yamamoto left his next start early because of a rotator cuff strain and did not return until September.

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After missing almost three months with a strained rotator cuff in his right pitching shoulder, Yamamoto couldn’t have been more impressive in his long-awaited return.

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Yamamoto’s start on Tuesday will be his first since suffering a strained rotator cuff on June 15.

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He could return from his strained rotator cuff as soon as the team’s next homestand.

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That puts Yamamoto — who was 6-2 with a 2.92 ERA before suffering a strained rotator cuff — on track for a mid-September return.

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