Meaning & use

raiser

noun·Everyday

A person or thing that raises, lifts, or increases something, often used as part of a compound word.

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The charity organized a fundraiser to support families affected by the flood.

His outrageous claim was a real eyebrow-raiser at the press conference.

A note on using this word

Raiser rarely stands alone in modern English; it almost always appears in compounds such as fundraiser, eyebrow-raiser, or hell-raiser.

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