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

Etymology

Origin of riser

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

riser risers

There’s parts where the drummers come to the front and I go to the back, which you would never have in a regular kind of show where the drummer’s stuck on a riser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Estée Lauder stock was up 13% in premarket trading, the biggest riser in the S&P 500.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

“I got up on the riser, pulled the piano bench back a little bit — and it went over the side and I fell over backwards,” Troup confessed in a later interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

He sits beside me on the riser, a foot or so away.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

As a whole, Sfeir said Orange County has shown strong job growth in the last few years, explaining its representation on the list of income risers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Germany’s Aumovio was leading the Stoxx 600 index risers after a rating upgrade, closely followed by Plus500 after the online trading company reported earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The orchestra in its pit, with no risers, inhabited the hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

This year's biggest risers are Nik Storonsky, co-founder of fintech company Revolut, and trading entrepreneur Alex Gerko.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Some members of the football team were still carrying risers in and setting them up on the hardwood floor.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor