reliever
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/rɪˈliːvər/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈliːvə(r)/
noun
R
A person or thing that helps to make a bad situation better or less painful.
The new medicine acted as a reliever for his headaches.
R
A baseball player who comes in to pitch after the starting pitcher.
The team's best reliever was called in to finish the game.
translation
A person or thing that helps to make a bad situation better or less painful.; A baseball player who comes in to pitch after the starting pitcher.
Word Forms
Plural
relievers