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

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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 12566^th 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

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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

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