Definition of "riser"

Someone or something which rises.  examples

A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something.  examples

(carpentry) A vertical part of a step on a staircase.  examples

(archery) The main body of a bow.  examples

A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of cables (e.g. telephone, networking), or to convey fluids (e.g. gas, water).  examples

A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft.  examples

A Manx cat with a showable short tail.  examples

A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines.  examples

(Casting (metalworking)) a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent the formation of cavities in the casting as the metal shrinks on cooling.  examples