A machine with a platform or cabin that moves people or goods up and down between floors in a building. It is usually powered by electric motors and controlled by buttons.
From 'elevate' meaning 'to raise up,' plus the suffix '-or' indicating something that performs an action. 'Elevate' comes from Latin 'elevare,' from 'e-' (out) + 'levare' (to lighten, raise). The name appeared in the 19th century as vertical lifting machines became common.
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