raiser
- 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
After the women opened the season on Saturday with their giant slalom on the Austrian glacier, the men battled poor visibility and welcome wintry weather in their traditional curtain raiser.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
The idea would attempt to do what it said on the tin, but observers such as Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies are cautious about its likely effectiveness as a revenue raiser.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
Randy was known to the county police as a hell raiser.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
“Just fine,” she said, and wondered who else in Maycomb still remembered Scout Finch, juvenile desperado, hell- raiser extraordinary.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
