raiser

raise ► VERB 1) lift or move to a higher position or level. 2) set upright. 3) increase the amount, level, or strength of. 4) promote to a higher rank. 5) cause to be heard, felt, or considered: doubts have been raised. 6) build (a structure). 7) collect or levy (money or resources). 8) generate (an invoice or other document). 9) bring up (a child). 10) breed or grow (animals or plants). 11) wake from sleep or bring back from death. 12) abandon or force to abandon (a blockade, embargo, etc.). 13) drive (an animal) from its lair. 14) Brit. informal establish contact with (someone), especially by telephone or radio. 15) (raise something to) Mathematics multiply a quantity to (a specified power).

► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ an increase in salary.

● raise hell — Cf. ↑raise hell

● raise the roof — Cf. ↑raise the roof

DERIVATIVES raisable adjective raiser noun.

ORIGIN Old Norse, related to REAR(Cf. ↑rear).