"raiser" meaning in All languages combined

See raiser on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)/ Forms: raisers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪzə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|raise|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "raiser", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="raiser"> From raise + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} raiser (plural raisers)
  1. A person or thing that raises.
    Sense id: en-raiser-en-noun-~gA40k6H
  2. A kind of armchair with a standing-up system.
    Sense id: en-raiser-en-noun-MeN6Npo9
  3. (architecture) The upright board on the front of a step in a flight of steps.
    Sense id: en-raiser-en-noun-6ac8NwvR Categories (other): Architecture, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 19 26 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 31 20 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 31 20 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 15 23 62 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 28 13 60 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 14 71 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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