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English

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. A pitcher who comes into a game which is in-progress.
  2. : The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.
  3. Someone who fills in for another.
  4. : I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.


See also


ta:reliever vi:reliever

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Reliever \Re*liev"er\ (-?r), n.
One who, or that which, relieves.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet 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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