riser

[ rahy-zer ]

noun

1. a person who rises, especially from bed:

   to be an early riser.

2. the vertical face of a stair step.
3. any of a group of long boards or narrow platforms that can be combined in stepwise fashion:

   The choir stood on a horseshoe of risers behind the orchestra.

4. a vertical pipe, duct, or conduit.
5. Metallurgy. a chamber or enlarged opening at the top of a mold for allowing air to escape or adding extra metal.
6. Nautical.
   1. a heavy strake of planking in the vicinity of the garboard strake in a wooden vessel.
   2. rising ( def 10 ).

riser

/ ˈraɪzə /

noun

1. a person who rises, esp from bed

   an early riser

2. the vertical part of a stair or step
3. a vertical pipe, esp one within a building

Word History and Origins

Origin of riser¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; rise, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The 44-inch collapsible desk comes with a monitor riser, which allows you to position your monitor at the perfect height in order to prevent neck pain and eye strain.

From Popular-Science

You may be able to position a stand higher with added risers, but stands are not designed for robust adjustability.

From Popular-Science

Lows slip down to the upper 50s to low 60s, giving a pleasant surprise for early risers.

From Washington Post

For early risers, look to the south and you find the nearly full moon bracketed by Jupiter and Saturn.

From Washington Post

We live close by and we’re early risers, so we have no problem.

From Washington Post

He ran like he was barreling down the stairs and he struggled to climb the 15-foot-tall drum riser.

From The Daily Beast

He was an outsider who had never run for office before and upset the establishment candidate, state Sen. Neil Riser.

From The Daily Beast

He won in a special election upset over State Senator Neil Riser, who was considered the establishment GOP candidate.

From The Daily Beast

HBO Gives Lena Dunham Free Underwear: Lena Dunham is both an early riser and not a fan of wearing underwear to work.

From The Daily Beast

I'm an early riser, so I often work the morning shift and seldom get woken up by the blast.

From The Daily Beast

I know this small organ well—an old friend on dreary mornings, putting the laziest riser in a good humor for the day.

From Project Gutenberg

The king, who was an early riser, sat at ten in the morning.

From Project Gutenberg

Bob Broadley was an early riser, as his business in life demanded.

From Project Gutenberg

Roberta, who was an early riser and withal a child of poetic imagination, used to say "that the fairies woke them up."

From Project Gutenberg

I beg your pardon, madam; the entry is so very dark I did not see you,” said Mr. Bond; “you are as early a riser as myself.

From Project Gutenberg