riser

American  

[rahy-zer] / ˈraɪ zər /

noun

• risers
  plural

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.

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riser British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• risers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of riser

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

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Example Sentences

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riser risers

Whether you're an early riser or a night owl will dictate what appeals more to you.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

But Hachimura — proven playoff riser and certified laser — is a 51.6% three-point shooter in the postseason; the better more-gifted player isn’t necessarily the better fit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

LPP LPP 11.78%increase; green up pointing triangle was the biggest riser on the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 index after the Polish fashion retailer reported higher sales for fiscal 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Workday stock was the S&P 500’s biggest riser, up 7.2%, while the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector exchanged-traded fund climbed 1.6%.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

Shaking, I slink down, get my slide, and slither off the side of the stage and hide behind the riser legs.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

You had faith in playoff risers Max Muncy, Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández — and in the Dodgers’ playoff-proven offense overall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The common, if not exclusive, factor among the risers: AI and data-center supply-chain exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Most of the big risers were in China, with Ningde the most prominent, up 24 places to 75th.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Early risers could be treated to a gathering of Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter around 14 November.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Behind it were three rows of risers; each one was sue inches taller than the one before it.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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