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Noun: relief pitcher  ri'leef 'pi-chu(r)
  1. A pitcher who does not start the game
    "The manager called in a relief pitcher in the seventh inning";
    - reliever

Derived forms: relief pitchers

Type of: hurler [N. Amer, informal], pitcher, twirler

Encyclopedia: Relief pitcher