Alleviator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alleviator \Al*le"vi*a`tor\, n.
     One who, or that which, alleviates.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  alleviator
       n 1: a therapist who makes suffering more endurable
       2: remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: {palliative},
           {alleviant}]