What does reliever mean?
Reliever means (chiefly medicine) Something which relieves (pain, etc.)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly medicine) Something which relieves (pain, etc.)..
Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.
The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.
I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.
Now that fellow wants five or ten dollars on his suit. He goes to this pawn shop and asks for a reliever. That is a second-hand suit, pretty well used up.
Use reliever when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reliever means (chiefly medicine) Something which relieves (pain, etc.)..
Common synonyms include relief pitcher, fireman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.
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