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- [rahy-zer]
- /ˈraɪ zər/
- /ˈraɪ.zər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahy-zer]
- /ˈraɪ zər/
Definitions of riser word
- noun riser a person who rises, especially from bed: to be an early riser. 1
- noun riser the vertical face of a stair step. 1
- noun riser 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. 1
- noun riser a vertical pipe, duct, or conduit. 1
- noun riser Metallurgy. a chamber or enlarged opening at the top of a mold for allowing air to escape or adding extra metal. 1
- noun riser Nautical. a heavy strake of planking in the vicinity of the garboard strake in a wooden vessel. rising (def 10). 1
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Origin of riser
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at rise, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Riser
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
riser popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
riser usage trend in Literature
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