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reliever   (TTS Sound)

The noun reliever has 3 senses

• stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in -- (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")


• reliever, allayer, comforter -- (a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears")


• reliever, relief pitcher, fireman -- (a pitcher who does not start the game)