About The Word Reliever

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Reliever

Reliever Meaning & Definition
Reliever Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reliever?

[n] a pitcher who does not start the game
[n] a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Reliever: allayer | backup | backup man | comforter | fill-in | fireman | relief | relief pitcher | stand-in | substitute

Related Terms | Find terms related to Reliever:

See Also | alternate | compeer | double | equal | human | hurler | individual | locum | locum tenens | match | mortal | peer | person | pitcher | replacement | somebody | someone | soul | stunt man | stunt woman | surrogate | twirler

Reliever In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*liev"er\ (-?r), n. One who, or that which, relieves.

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