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# riser

noun (a riser, risers)

«riser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who gets up from bed at a certain time: «an early riser», «a late riser». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#m1)
2. The upright part of each step on a staircase, between one tread and the next. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#m2)
3. A low platform or stage block that makes people stand higher, as for a choir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#m3)
4. A pipe going upwards in a building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life «early riser» describes someone who wakes up early. In design and maths, stairs have risers and treads; the riser height tells how high each step is. In school concerts choirs stand on risers. Phrases: «early riser», «late riser», «choir risers».

### Examples

- Grandma is an early riser and gets up at five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#x1)
- I'm a late riser at weekends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#x2)
- Each stair riser is 18 centimetres high. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#x3)
- The choir stood on risers so everyone could be seen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#x4)
- The water riser pipe runs up the building for the firefighters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#x5)
- If there are 12 steps with 20 cm risers, the stairs are 240 cm high. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/#x6)

### Note

Countable: risers. In maths problems with stairs: total height = number of steps × riser height. Comes from «rise».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «riser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«riser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riser.html) on Mova free.