riser

noun

ris·​er ˈrī-zər 

1

: one that rises (as from sleep)

2

: the upright member between two stair treads

3

: a stage platform on which performers are placed for greater visibility

4

: a vertical pipe (as for water or gas) or a vertical portion of an electric wiring system

5

: one of the straps that connects a parachutist's harness with the shroud lines

Examples of riser in a Sentence

The school choir stood on the risers for the concert.

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike most of football’s recent risers, Glimt’s ascent has not coincided with a takeover from a billionaire or sovereign wealth fund. —Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Even the darkness of the risers on the stage gives this, like, adversarial sense. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Apr. 2025

Here’s How To Watch Night 2 Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, worth $2.4 billion, is one of the earliest risers in the business world, according to the career experts. —Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025

Early morning risers who head out to work and school before sunrise are likely beginning to notice an extremely bright star-like object appearing low in the eastern sky just before the sun itself. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for riser

• geyser
• miser
• sizer
• visor
• wiser
• advertiser
• analyser
• analyzer
• appetizer
• atomizer
• breathalyzer
• colonizer

Kids Definition

riser

noun

ris·​er ˈrī-zər 

1

: one that rises (as from sleep)

an early riser

2

: the upright board between two stair treads