Reliever
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reliever is a noun meaning (baseball) A relief pitcher.
Meaning
(baseball) A relief pitcher.
More Meanings
- Someone who fills in for another.
- (chiefly medicine) Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
- (slang, dated) A garment kept for being lent out.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- relievers
Synonyms for reliever
Depending on context, synonyms include fireman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fireman, easer, alleviative, remedy, anodyne, lenitive.
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