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riser

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ris·er  (rzr)
n.
1. One who rises, especially from sleep: She is a late riser.
2. The vertical part of a stair step.
3. A platform, as for elevating a group of people above a crowd, often arranged with similar platforms in tiers.

riser [ˈraɪzə]
n
1. a person who rises, esp from bed an early riser
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the vertical part of a stair or step
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a vertical pipe, esp one within a building
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.riser - a person who rises (especially from bed)riser - a person who rises (especially from bed); "he's usually a late riser"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
early bird - a person who gets up very early in the morning
2.riser - a vertical pipe in a building
pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
3.riser - structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step
stair, step - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
Translations
riser [ˈraɪzəʳ] N
1. to be an early/late riserser madrugador(a)/dormilón/ona
2. [of stair] → contrahuella f
riser [ˈraɪzər] n
to be an early riser → être matinal(e), être un lève-tôt
to be a late riser → être un lève-tard
[stair] → contremarche f
riser
n
(= person) to be an early riserFrühaufsteher(in) m(f)sein, früh aufstehen; to be a late riserspät aufstehen, ein Langschläfer m/eine Langschläferin sein (inf)
(of stair)Setzstufe f
(for gas, water etc) → Steigrohr nt, → Steigleitung f
riser [ˈraɪzəʳ] n to be an early/late riseressere mattiniero/a/alzarsi sempre tardi


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Always the earliest riser among the ladies of the house, Miss Garth was alo ne in the breakfast-room when the letter was brought in.
The age of this gentleman of ours was bordering on fifty; he was of a hardy habit, spare, gaunt-featured, a very early riser and a great sportsman.
But he's a very early riser, and I dare say he's in the Library already.
 
 
 
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