raise
verb (used with object)
to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate.
raiser
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a word derived from
raise.
Example Sentences
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He seems to think this would be a revenue raiser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Still, it’s a consistent dividend payer and raiser, yielding about 0.9%.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Twelve months ago, on the eve of their Champions League curtain raiser against Slovan Bratislava, the manager said he was "in the best place I've been" at the club.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Randy was known to the county police as a hell raiser.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
It had placed Archie at a disadvantage for the first time as assigner because Rollo had only been the curtain raiser, a bit of amusement Obie had arranged to enliven the proceedings.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
