Noun: reliever ri'lee-vu(r)
- A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
"a reliever of anxiety";
- allayer, comforter
- Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
"The reliever stepped in when the main pitcher became injured";
- stand-in, substitute, relief, backup, fill-in
- A pitcher who does not start the game
"The manager called in a reliever in the seventh inning";
- relief pitcher
Derived forms: relievers
Type of: actor, compeer, doer, equal, hurler [N. Amer, informal], match, peer, pitcher, twirler, worker
Encyclopedia: Reliever