Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raiser

/ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: rais-er
IPA: /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that raises.

noun

A kind of armchair with a standing-up system.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"She is a raiser of gerbils."
"Be guided, only by the healer of the sick, the raiser of the dead, the friend of all who were afflicted and forlorn, the patient Master who shed tears of compassion for our infirmities."

Etymology

Etymology tree English raise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English raiser From raise + -er.

Inflected Forms

raisers (plural)

Derived Forms

childraiser fireraiser fundraiser hellraiser stockraiser

Phrases

curtain-raiser eyebrow-raiser fire-raiser hair raiser hair-raiser hell-raiser

Synonyms

agriculturist agriculturalist cultivator grower

Homonyms

raser razor

Rhymes With

laser fraser razor blazer taser frazer appraiser lazar glaser lazer glazer kayser

Questions

How do you pronounce raiser?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)/.
What does raiser mean?: A person or thing that raises.
Where does raiser come from?: Etymology tree English raise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English raiser From raise + -er.

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