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noun

riser

a person who rises (especially from bed)

In a sentence

Six example sentences with riser, each labelled with its topic.

  • Sleep researchers split volunteers into the early riser group and the night owls, then compared their afternoon reaction times.

    Psychology

  • The narrator calls herself a hopeless late riser, which is why she never once saw the harbor at dawn.

    Literature

  • Any early riser on the tour got the temple courtyard alone for an hour before the coaches arrived.

    Travel

  • The gym opens at five for the early riser crowd, and the squat racks are all taken by half past.

    Fitness

  • The chief executive is a famous early riser, answering messages at four before the markets in Europe open.

    Business

  • Only an early riser catches the harbor in that pink light, and by seven the color has drained away.

    Photography

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