Reliever

noun, slang

noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something which relieves (pain, etc.).

    "Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever."

  2. 2
    a pitcher who does not start the game wordnet
  3. 3
    A relief pitcher.

    "The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth."

  4. 4
    a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies wordnet
  5. 5
    Someone who fills in for another.

    "I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break."

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  1. 6
    someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) wordnet
  2. 7
    A garment kept for being lent out. dated, slang

    "Now that fellow wants five or ten dollars on his suit. He goes to this pawn shop and asks for a reliever. That is a second-hand suit, pretty well used up."

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Example

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"Take the pain reliever only when you need it."

Etymology

From relieve + -er.

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