Reliever

2 definitions found

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

  Reliever \Re*liev"er\ (-?r), n.
     One who, or that which, relieves.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  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}]