reliever

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re·liev·er

(rĭ-lē′vər)

1. One that provides relief.

2. Baseball A relief pitcher.

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reliever

(rɪˈliːvə)

(Baseball) baseball another name for relief pitcher

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Noun	1.	reliever - 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" backup man, fill-in, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group locum, locum tenens - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession stunt man, stunt woman, double - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" alternate, surrogate, replacement - someone who takes the place of another person
	2.	reliever - a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears" allayer, comforter individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	3.	reliever - a pitcher who does not start the game relief pitcher, fireman finisher, closer - (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game hurler, pitcher, twirler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"

reliever

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A person who helps:

abettor, aid, attendant, help, helper, succorer.

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