raiser:

(plural: ‘raisers‘; for the right pronunciation, please click here)

‘to raise’ = to bring/lift/move something or someone from a lower position to a higher position; to make something become big, such an animal, a plant, a project, etc.

Compare: <<< raise ~~ rise in Words Often Confused

a sheep raiser/grower/rancher

(usually in combination with another word) a person who takes care of something or someone and makes it become big; a grower;

a player in a bridge card game who increases his/her partner’s bid,

e.g.

a raiser in a Bridge game

Some common words with ‘raiser’ are:

stock raiser = a farmer who raises stock, (i.e. ‘stock’, in this context, is ‘live stock’ which means ‘animals grown for food, clothing, etc.’),

fund raiser = a person or organisation who arranges shows or activities to collect money for some charity or political party; also an event or show that is performed in order to raise some money from the public for some charity

hell-raiser = an unruly, indecent, trouble-making person; a rowdy.[/download]

However, a ‘curtain raiser’ is not a person who raises the curtains of the stage in a theatre. It means ‘a short performance or play, a short, simple activity, a less important actor, etc., that is shown before a more important or the main show or play, activity or person is shown or performed on stage’. For an article that explains what curtain raiser is, please click here. And a ‘fundraiser’, a one word expression, is an event, party, etc. that is intended to raise money from generous people for a good cause. For an article that explains how to organise a fundraiser, please click here.

For an article that explains the difference between a raiser and a riser, please click here. For an article about a ‘curtain raiser’, please click here.

For an article about a goat raiser that shows us how we come across this word in our daily browsing, please click here. For an article about a fundraiser of the past, please click here. For an article that shows us how this word is used in the name of a company, please click here. For a news article about a fundraiser, please click here. For article about some ‘dead raisers’, those who can raise the dead back to life, please click here.

‘Raiser’, always with a capital ‘R’, is often found in the names of people. For example, Kopir Raiser, Anne Raiser, etc. For an article that explains the origin of this word as a family/surname/last name, please click here.

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