RISER
riser
(noun) structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step
riser, riser pipe, riser pipeline, riser main
(noun) a vertical pipe in a building
riser
(noun) a person who rises (especially from bed); “he’s usually a late riser”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
riser (plural risers)
Someone or something which rises.
A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something.
The vertical part of a step on a staircase.
(archery) The main body of a bow.
A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of cables (e.g. telephone, networking), or to convey fluids (e.g. gas, water).
A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft.
A Manx cat with a showable short tail.
A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines.
Coordinate terms
• (Manx cat): longy, rumpy
• (vertical part of a step): run, tread
Anagrams
• serir
Proper noun
Riser (plural Risers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Riser is the 12566th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2463 individuals. Riser is most common among White (74.34%) and Black/African American (22.25%) individuals.
Anagrams
• serir
Source: Wiktionary
Ris"er, n.
1. One who rises; as, an early riser.
2. (Arch.)
(a) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread. Hence:
(b) Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or the
like.
3. (Mining)
Definition: A shaft excavated from below upward.
4. (Founding)
Definition: A feed head. See under Feed, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition