ALLEVIATOR

palliative, alleviant, alleviator

(noun) remedy that alleviates pain without curing

alleviator

(noun) a therapist who makes suffering more endurable

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

alleviator (plural alleviators)

That who or which alleviates.

Source: Wiktionary


Al*le"vi*a`tor, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, alleviaties.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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