Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A person who raises or is occupied in raising anything, as buildings, plants, animals, etc.
  • noun That which raises; a device of any kind used for raising, lifting, or elevating anything: as, a water-raiser.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, raises (in various senses of the verb).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person or thing that raises.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
  • noun a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid

Etymologies

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raise +‎ -er

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