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reliever

noun

a pitcher who does not start the game

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
R
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
11

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noun

  1. a pitcher who does not start the game

noun

  1. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

    “a reliever of anxiety”

noun

  1. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

    “the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes”

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Example Sentences

a reliever of anxiety
an allayer of fears
the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
we need extra employees for summer fill-ins

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