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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈraɪzər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈraɪzɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rī′zər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ris•er /ˈraɪzɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one who rises, esp. from bed:He's an early riser.
  2. Buildingthe vertical face of a stair step.
  3. Building
    • a long low platform on which persons can stand to be seen better, as on a stage.
    • risers, [plural] a group of such platforms connected stepwise.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ris•er  (rī′zər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who rises, esp. from bed:to be an early riser.
  2. Buildingthe vertical face of a stair step.
  3. Buildingany 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. Buildinga vertical pipe, duct, or conduit.
  5. Metallurgya chamber or enlarged opening at the top of a mold for allowing air to escape or adding extra metal.
  6. [Naut.]
    • a heavy strake of planking in the vicinity of the garboard strake in a wooden vessel.
    • rising (def. 10).
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see rise, -er1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
riser /ˈraɪzə/ n
  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
  4. a low platform placed on a stage to elevate a person or object
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