reliever

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Something which relieves (pain, etc.).

   Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.

2. noun A relief pitcher.

   The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.

3. noun Someone who fills in for another.

   I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.

4. noun A garment kept for being lent out.

Similar words

fireman relief pitcher easer alleviative remedy pain relief anodyne lenitive palliative alleviant

Often followed by

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Word family

relievers