Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reliever"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reliever \Re*liev"er\ (-?r), n.
One who, or that which, relieves.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reliever
n 1: 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" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief}, {backup},
{backup man}, {fill-in}]
2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and
calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer
of fears" [syn: {allayer}, {comforter}]
3: a pitcher who does not start the game [syn: {relief pitcher},
{fireman}]
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