Raiser vs. Riser

Raiser vs. Riser — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Raiser and Riser

Raisernoun

A person or thing that raises.

She is a raiser of gerbils.

Risernoun

Someone or something which rises.

Raisernoun

A kind of armchair with a standing-up system.

Risernoun

A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something.

The choir stood on risers for the performance.

Raisernoun

(architecture) The upright board on the front of a step in a flight of steps.

Risernoun

The vertical part of a step on a staircase.

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Raisernoun

a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid

Risernoun

(archery) The main body of a bow.

Raisernoun

someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil

Risernoun

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).

Risernoun

A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft.

Risernoun

A Manx cat with a showable short tail.

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Risernoun

A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines.

Risernoun

a person who rises (especially from bed);

he's usually a late riser

Risernoun

a vertical pipe in a building

Risernoun

structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step