raiser : Idioms & Phrases
curtain raiser
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noun any preliminary activity
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noun a short play presented before the main play
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hair-raiser
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noun excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones
chiller.
- the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser
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stock raiser
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noun farmer who breed or raises livestock
stock farmer; stockman.