RELIEVER

reliever, relief pitcher, fireman

(noun) a pitcher who does not start the game

reliever, allayer, comforter

(noun) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; “a reliever of anxiety”; “an allayer of fears”

substitute, stand-in, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in

(noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); “the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes”; “we need extra employees for summer fill-ins”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reliever (plural relievers)

(chiefly, medicine) Something which relieves (pain, etc.).

(baseball) A relief pitcher.

Someone who fills in for another.

(slang, dated) A garment kept for being lent out.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*liev"er (-r), n.

Definition: One who, or that which, relieves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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